Deafheaven‘s adventures in merchandising continue with the group now selling an official font for created for their “Sunbather” album by Nick Steinhardt. $30 USD is the going rate for that font, which you can pick up here. The following statement was released of the new product:
“All Black Recording Company is proud to release Nick Steinhardt‘s official “Sunbather” Font.
Given that so many of you have been interested in the font over the course of the ‘Sunbather‘ release and that we look forward to our new release and leaving ‘Sunbather‘ behind, this gift is the last ‘Sunbather‘ related item that we’ll be releasing.
On the release, Steinhardt commented:
“Sunbather” is a stenciled flare-serif display face inspired by bright light and dissipating legibility. Referencing similar historical type experiments by Jan Tschicold, it questions the mind to connect what the eyes cannot see when the thinnest strokes of a didone font evaporate. The results were then finely tapered and sharpened to create a stern and angular mood when set in text or large words.
“Sunbather Book” was originally designed for Deafheaven‘s acclaimed 2013 album cover, with the “Bold” weight crafted for use in smaller text, song titles, and throughout the packaging, print and web campaign. The “Black” weight is the most recent addition, created to round out the suite.”
