HAL Twins continues spiritually and methodically where “Gemini” left off. The 1960’s design by Franco Grignani was one of the first typefaces to adopt the characteristic style of machine-readable magnetic ink numerals to letterforms, applying stark contrast between horizontal and vertical stem weights. Expanding on this idiosyncratic concept, Twins variably shifts between its binary states: light (00), semi-light (01), semi-bold (10) and bold (11). The basic, rounded shapes playfully convey a sense of fundamental simplicity and industrial quirkiness. Download Specimen
Design | HAL Typefaces |
Production | HAL Typefaces |
Styles | 00, 01, 10, 11 |
File Formats | otf, ttf (variable), woff, woff2 |
Characterset | MacOS Central European Latin |
Release Year | 2023 |
Animations | Hugo Jourdan |
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n+n+n
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Otto
Otto
Effect
Effect
Seas
Seas
Rag
Rag
The Matrix
ligature “tt”
ligature “ff”
Opentype feature: alternate “s”
Opentype feature: alternate “g”
Pubblicità in Italia, 1964–1965 (design by Franco Grignani)
The New Improved American (design by Scholl and Schneider, 1965)
Gemini by Franco Grignani, ca. 1965
Westminster by Leo Maggs, ca. 1965
Countdown by Colin Brignall, 1965
Amelia by Stan Davis, ca. 1966
Moore Computer by James H. Moore, 1968
Cucumber by Bob Quinzel, 1968
Data 70 by Bob Newman, 1970
Orbit-B by Stan Biggenden, 1972
HAL Twins continues spiritually and methodically where “Gemini” left off. The 1960’s design by Franco Grignani was one of the first typefaces to adopt the characteristic style of machine-readable magnetic ink numerals to letterforms, applying stark contrast between horizontal and vertical stem weights. Expanding on this idiosyncratic concept, Twins variably shifts between its binary states: light (00), semi-light (01), semi-bold (10) and bold (11). The basic, rounded shapes playfully convey a sense of fundamental simplicity and industrial quirkiness. Download Specimen
Design | HAL Typefaces |
Production | HAL Typefaces |
Styles | 00, 01, 10, 11 |
File Formats | otf, ttf (variable), woff, woff2 |
Characterset | MacOS Central European Latin |
Release Year | 2023 |
Animations | Hugo Jourdan |
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|
n+n+n
=n
Otto
Otto
Effect
Effect
Seas
Seas
Rag
Rag
The Matrix
ligature “tt”
ligature “ff”
Opentype feature: alternate “s”
Opentype feature: alternate “g”
Pubblicità in Italia, 1964–1965 (design by Franco Grignani)
The New Improved American (design by Scholl and Schneider, 1965)
Gemini by Franco Grignani, ca. 1965
Westminster by Leo Maggs, ca. 1965
Countdown by Colin Brignall, 1965
Amelia by Stan Davis, ca. 1966
Moore Computer by James H. Moore, 1968
Cucumber by Bob Quinzel, 1968
Data 70 by Bob Newman, 1970
Orbit-B by Stan Biggenden, 1972
©2025 HAL Typefaces, Studio HanLi
©2025 HAL Typefaces, Studio HanLi