Heroic Condensed

Designer: Silas Dilworth // Foundry: TypeTrust // Country of origin: United States Release year: 2008 // Classification: Display/Neo-Grotesque/Geometric Sans

Heroic Condensed saves space. Despite its name, it does so in a very straightforward, unassuming way, making it a very versatile typeface for any kind of content. While there are many Grotesque or Geometric megafamilies (such as Univers, Helvetica, or Futura) that include a token compressed style or two, Heroic was conceived from the beginning as a narrow typeface. In this way it avoids any of the design compromises often made to unify a large family. With eight weights and the newly added compressed width, it’s a handy toolset for all those projects with a vertical orientation: publications, advertising, packaging, or even the standard credit lines at the bottom of movie posters.