Colville

What is the Colville Font?

The Colville fonts began their existence in 2015 as a project-specific typeface, made to be used on a custom-made headstone commemorating Canadian artist Alex Colville (1920-2013) and his wife Rhoda Wright. For that purpose, some initial shapes were modelled after letters Colville himself had used on a Governor General gold medal he designed in the mid-1970s.. From there started a year-long project that culminated in a set of four comprehensive fonts ranging in weight from Light to Bold, each containing over 750 glyphs to cover Pan European language support, stylistic alternates, five sets of figures, automatic fractions, and some ornaments rooted in Alex Colville’s art.. These fonts exhibit a strong art deco aesthetic that has always been a favourite of architects, metal casters, and sign makers. This is a very humanist geometry alternating from the precisely calculated to the curvy and lithe, subtle contrast, flat stroke stops, and airy proportions that make for a counterspace built for accommodation and comfort.. The breadth and timeless humanism of the Colville set makes fit in a variety of applications, from straightforward headlines, titles, and emphasis captions, to branding and packaging.

Colville Font Families

When you download Colville, the family will include the following font styles:

• Colville Light
• Colville Regular
• Colville Medium
• Colville Bold

Preview of the Colville Font

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Who Designed the Colville Font?

Colville was designed by Patrick Griffin.

This font has 4 style(s) and was published by Canada Type.

Is Colville a Free Download?

Like all of the fonts listed here on The Font Bot, Colville is a premium font and is not available to download for free.

Please do not try to find a free download of Colville. If you really want this font for your new project, support the designer and the foundry and click here to purchase it officially.

I'm sure if you tried really hard, you could figure out how to download Colville for free. You might also get a virus on your computer or get hacked as a result. Not to mention it is illegal to use Colville if you did not pay for it.

How Much is Colville to Buy?

If you've made it this far down the page and you are really interested to use Colville for your new project, great!

The last time we checked the price for Colville, it was available for as little as $29.95.