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Zingende

Zingende typeface specimen.

I released Zingende on November 19, 2009. The design drew from Art Deco lettering traditions such as Broadway, but I made it more condensed and gave it uniform strokes rather than the heavy contrast typical of that style. The family launched with six weights plus a counterless variant, which replaced the usual open counters with solid shapes. Zingende was always released as a paid font.

On June 18, 2021, I updated the family. I removed obsolete characters, resolved an overlapping shape problem with Æ, and adjusted the files for better browser compatibility. In November 2024, I gave Zingende a broader update by renaming weights to align with contemporary standards: Book became Light, Light became Extra-Light, Extra-Light became Thin, and Ultra-Light became Hairline. At the same time, I added Oblique versions across all weights, including the counterless style. Zingende has not been used in notable projects, but for me it was an exercise in adapting geometric Art Deco principles into a condensed, uniform-stroke system.

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