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Sign at the concept store in The Hague, combining Desdemona and FF DIN.
Art Nouveau artists like Grasset, Van de Velde,Desdemona, more precisely the Black (i.e. solid) cut of Richard Beatty's digitization. Read more about Desdemona a.k.a. Quaint on the dedicated typeface page.
One could argue that custom lettering would have been a nicer option than using an off-the-shelf period font. The image below exemplifies the virtues of a typographic solution, though: international variations and other brand extensions can be added in no time.
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The packaging pairs Desdemona with FF DIN, too.
![]() Richard Beatty |