About
He initially worked in print producing event graphics for the Leadmill in Sheffield. Jonathan joined Mainartery in 1999; a progressive design studio based in London working solely for the music industry. Over a 3-year period he produced a range of unique music packaging that crossed boundaries between 2D and 3D media. Clients include R02, Universal Music, EMI and Azuli Records.
On January 3, 2006 Jonathan founded 'The Northern Block' with the goal to design & develop new and original typefaces. The foundry has soon established a reputation for producing contemporary typefaces with a high technical value that work in the commercial market place.
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Nuber - Font Family
A linear geometric sans serif influenced by neo-grotesques and the early Swiss type foundries. Smooth, even letter shapes are carefully drafted from a grid to produce a uniformed, low contrast typeface with a high degree of readability. Details include 540 characters with alternative uppercase R, alternative lowercase a, e and g, 5 variations of numerals, manually edited kerning and opentype features.
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Lintel - Typeface
A modern san serif typeface with a pure clean line form. The idea has been to design a font with a proportioned and balanced structure that is applicable to a wide variety of uses. Details include 6 weights with italics, a full character set, manually edited kerning and Euro symbol.
Update 2013
Based on constructive feedback from customers and social media networks the Lintel font has been updated in collaboration with font technician Aleksandr Sukiasov.
1- Language support for Western European, Central European, South Eastern European, Afrikaans, Pinyin and Cyrillic.
2 - A complete set of numbers including tabular, lining and old style figures.
3 - Full set of fractions with numerators and denominators.
4 - Stylistic Ligatures
5 - Display weights in Heavy and Black
6 - Complete set of True Italics
Other refinements include smoother curves, more harmonious letter-fit, improved kerning and open type features. To help promote the latest version of the Lintel font The Northern Block is offering a 90% OFF discount.
Please visit: http://www.thenorthernblock.co.uk/fonts/lintel
Corbert Regular - FREE FONT
A geometric sans serif typeface influenced by Bauhaus and the early modernist era. Precise circles are optically adjusted to create a clear, natural typeface with great legibility. Details include 540 characters with alternative lowercase a, e and g, 5 variations of numerals, manually edited kerning and Opentype features.
The regular and italic weights are available as FREEWARE which is great news for many people who have enquired about sample fonts to test out in their projects. The rest of the family is still in the development and will include 9 weights with Italics.
To help promote the professional capabilities of this typeface I’m asking people to submit their best examples of the Corbert regular & italic used in a commercial project. In return the best 3 entries will feature on The Northern Blocks website along with a FREE copy of the complete family worth £200. Also the 10 best runner ups will also receive a discount to purchase the complete Corbert family.
Please email your work in pdf or jpeg no larger than 2mb to: info@thenorthernblock.co.uk
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The Northern Block - Font Foundry
To introduce the brand new font website developed by Raw Design Studio of Manchester. The Northern Block are offering a chance to win fonts from their latest collections. To enter the competition simply reblog this message, winners will be announced on the 5/7/12.
Good Luck
NeoGram - Typeface
The NeoGram typeface has been through an extensive update program elevating the work to a much higher professional level. The font includes additional weights with italics an extended European character set, ligatures, fractions, lining, tabular and old style numbers. Other refinements include smoother curves, more harmonious letter-fit, improved kerning and various open type features.
Available from The Northern Block
http://www.thenorthernblock.co.uk/neogram.htm
75% OFF Family Packages
Enter code: TNB7551
Offer ends 30/06/12
Metral - Typeface
A geometric sans serif with a precise fabricated appearance. Smooth corners are mixed with subtle angles to form a strong, legible typeface ideally suited for a wide range of applications. Details include 6 weights with italics, an extended European character set, manually edited kerning, stylistic alternatives and Opentype features.
The complete family is available from The Northern Block at an introductory 75% OFF until the end of June. Please enter the following discount code into the shopping cart: TNB7576
Originally designed back in 2010 the NuOrder typeface has been further developed through carefully selected feedback from professional type experts. Each letterform has been reformed to a higher level of craftsmanship, creating a more contemporary aesthetic. Other details include the addition of 4 new weights, improved letter spacing and kerning.
The complete family is available from The Northern Block at 75% off until the end of May. Please enter the following discount code into the shopping cart: TNB7533
Regan Slab - Typeface
A precision cut slab serif typeface. Simple curves are combined with sharp angles to provide a readable font with subtle characteristics. Regan Slab is ideally suited to wide range of applications including magazines, newspapers and handheld devices. Details include 10 weights with italics, 540 characters, 5 variations of numerals, small caps, stylistic alternatives, manually edited kerning and Opentype features.
Savile - Typeface
A modern san serif typeface with a humanistic influence. The intention was to create a clean, functional design that would also have an elegant appearance. Careful attention has been paid to proportions and purity of form to help improve readability across text layouts. Details include 8 weights with italics, 540 characters with old style and tabular numerals, stylistic alternatives, manually edited kerning and Opentype features.
An elegant modern typeface with a subtle monoline appearance. The simplicity of the design creates clean forms best suited to identity, editorial and advertising uses. Details include 6 weights with italics, an extended European character set, cyrillic lettering, manually edited kerning and Euro symbol.
The complete family is available from The Northern Block at 50% off until the end of February. Please enter the following discount code into the shopping cart: TNB5041
