Droulers
Bureau Brut · Yoann Minet · 2017
A monospaced typeface by Yoann Minet that translates typewriter imperfections, such as ink fill and merged serifs, into precise vector drawing rules.
About
Designed in 2016 and published by Bureau Brut in 2017, Droulers takes the physical accidents of typewriter mechanics, closed counterpunches, serifs sticking together, uneven ink deposit, and codifies them as consistent design decisions rather than nostalgia. The italic is a genuine calligraphic italic, not a slanted roman, with each character finding its own angle. The family was originally commissioned for a retrospective publication on choreographer Pierre Drouler, and the archive of typewritten documents underpins its character.
Classification
Droulers is monospaced with rectangular serifs and no stroke contrast, directly referencing the typewriter aesthetic. It qualifies as a slab mono, where the slab details are reinterpreted from typewriter imperfections rather than conventional slab tradition.