Coign Variable

Coign Variable Font Family was designed by Colophon Foundry and published by Colophon Foundry. Coign Variable contains 1 styles and family package options. Coign is an extensive study of condensed forms based on the DeLittle type foundry’s Elongated Sans. DeLittle’s type — extending far beyond the realms of legibility — challenges conventional letterforms, pushing the notion of what is ‘condensed’ to the absolute limit.A quoin, coyne, coigne or, in this case, Coign, is a wedge-like device used in letterpress printing to lock type and spacing material into place within a chase or directly onto a press.Combining the systematic approach of Adrian Frutiger’s Univers and the eccentricities of 19th and 20th century wood type, Coign offers a vast range of condensed styles that explore how the relationship between counterform and letter spacing can alter the expression and texture of type.Super condensed designs are typically limited to a small range of styles as part of a much larger family, whereas Coign offers 28 styles — comprising seven weights in four different widths — all of them super condensed.