Coign

Coign Font Family was designed by Colophon Foundry and published by Colophon Foundry. Coign contains 50 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.