LL Ivory Display Var
Lineto · Aurèle Sack · 2023
A variable display serif by Aurèle Sack, drawing on 19th-century American wood type and refined through strict geometric construction for editorial and titling use.
About
Originally commissioned by Vogue Hommes Paris as a titling face to accompany LL Brown, the display version retains the very extended proportions of its American wood type sources while reducing contrast and sharpening the serifs into something more precise. Construction follows Sack's characteristic grid method, giving even the expressive display cuts a surgically clean geometry. The broader LL Ivory family extends to text and monospaced variants, tested across art catalogues, books and magazine work before wide release.
Classification
A high-contrast display serif with extended proportions derived from 19th-century American wood type and poster fonts, refined through geometric construction into a distinct contemporary formulation.