LL Ivory Display
Lineto · Aurèle Sack · 2023
A high-contrast display serif by Aurèle Sack rooted in 19th-century American wood type, refined through strict geometric grids for fashion editorial and identity use.
About
Originating as a commission for Vogue Hommes Paris, LL Ivory Display keeps the extended proportions of its wood-type sources while reducing contrast and trimming the serifs to a surgically clean finish. Sack's grid-based construction method, inherited from his time at NORM, gives the letterforms an unusual precision for a typeface with such expressive origins. The Display subfamily sits alongside the text-weight LL Ivory and three monospaced cuts, providing a cohesive system across large titling and smaller setting.
Classification
Derived from 19th-century American wood type and poster fonts, LL Ivory Display retains extended proportions with strong contrast and pronounced serifs, placing it firmly in the high-contrast display serif tradition with a geometric underpinning.