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Struve

A true realist in face of typographic anxiety
This is Struve

The industrial background of the early 20th century typography gave this neogrotesque well-adjusted foundational proportions and a robust appearance. While many neogrotesques aimed to tranquillize their rough old-grotesk origin with a homogeneous Helvetica-like style, Struve makes the opposite move. It preserves the dust of locomotives’ plates, reworking it in a consistent design approach.

A refined vertical stem-grid, building the regular rhythm of the type, provides clear legibility across various environments. Its closed aperture is balanced by full-bodied letterforms and a carefully defined large x-height, which together ensure proper reading experience for texts in extremely small sizes as well as in tightly composed poster titles. The style system of the type family is designed for a wide range of typesetting, providing a functional number of weight combinations.

Designer
Eugene Yukechev
Family
5 styles
1 variable
Release
2024
Family
Light
Regular
Medium
Semibold
Bold
Bold
244 px
KROMPIS
Najbližších
Журавлей
Semibold
183 px
LESEZEIGER
Télédiffusâtes
Просвітляємо
Medium
137 px
СҮҮРҮKKҮТТЭН
Vispārliecinošākais
Аусмҩаҧгатәқәеи
Kollektivordnungen
Regular
105 px
A STORY OF LYCURGUS
Una pecora di nome Beth
Чорны замак Альшанскі
Einrichtungsgegenstände
хеҙмәттән тора. Һеҙҙең
Light
80 px
Uitgeverij De Buitenkant
Tipografia este un mijloc minunat
Тоть шувууны сургаалийн улгэр
Áhersla er lögð á að jafnréttismál
тик үҙ файҙаһына ғына тотһа ла
Magician kept silence for a while
Light
26/34 px
Mondrian wanted the infinite, and shape is finite. A straight line is infinitely extendable, and the open-ended space between two parallel straight lines is infinitely extendable. A Mondrian abstract is the most compact imaginable pictorial harmony, the most self-sufficient of painted surfaces (besides being as intimate as a Dutch interior). At the same time it stretches far beyond its borders so that it seems a fragment of a larger cosmos or so that, getting a kind of feedback from the space which it rules beyond its boundaries, it acquires a second, illusory, scale by which the distances between points on the canvas seem measurable in miles.
David Sylvester, “About Modern Art: Critical Essays, 1948-1996”, 1997
Regular
20/28 px
+1%
Die einem jeden mit gleichem Recht zukommende gleichwertige Befriedigung seiner Bedürfnisse ist heute das Ziel jeder fortschrittlichen Arbeit. Die Technik, und ihre Vervielfältigungsmöglichkeiten von Gebrauchsgegenständen haben in weitem Maße eine Nivellierung und gleichzeitige Nivohebung der Menschheit durchgesetzt. Durch die Erfindung des Buchdrucks, der Schnellpresse, ist heute fast ein jeder in der Lage, Bücher zu erwerben. Auch die Vervielfältigungs möglichkeiten für geschaffene farbige Harmonien: Bilder, ermöglichen schon in ihrer heutigen Form sehr vielen die Anschaffung von durchdringenden farbigen Gestaltungen (Reproduktionen, Lithos, Lichtdrucke usw.), wenn auch als Quelle entwickelterer Verbreitung wahrscheinlich der Radiobilderdienst vorbehalten sein wird. Außerdem ist noch die Möglichkeit da, farbige Diapositive wie Grammo fonplatten auf Lager zu halten.
L. Moholy-Nagy, „Malerei Fotografie Film“, 1927
Medium
16/22 px
+1%
Ти­по­гра­фи­ка — за­ме­ча­тель­ное, ис­пы­тан­ное сред­ство со­хра­не­ния взгля­дов и идей для их даль­ней­ше­го рас­про­стра­не­ния по ми­ру. Од­на­ко в ка­-че­стве на­у­ки ти­по­гра­фи­ка — не­что боль­шее, чем про­сто тех­ни­че­ское сред­ство, а как про­фес­сия — чем чи­сто при­клад­ное за­ня­тие. По край­ней ме­ре для ме­ня это так. Бу­ду­чи ти­по­гра­фом и ди­зай­не­ром шриф­та, я по­сто­ян­но ду­маю о чи­та­те­лях. Ав­то­ры, ра­зу­ме­ет­ся, то­же важ­ны — ди­зай­нер пред­став­ля­ет их ин­те­ре­сы, но в рав­ной сте­пе­ни он при­зван  пред­став­лять ин­те­ре­сы чи­та­те­лей. Ведь ти­по­гра­фи­ка — ещё и со­ци­аль­ный ин­стру­мент. До­бить­ся то­го, что­бы за чте­ние взя­лись лю­ди, сей­час не чи­та­ю­щие, по­мо­гать чи­та­те­лям по­лу­чать до­ступ к са­мым раз­ным  зна­ни­ям и мне­ни­ям, са­мо­сто­я­тель­но при­ни­мать ре­ше­ния и вы­ра­ба­ты­вать соб­ствен­ные взгля­ды — для ме­ня это вы­зов.

Сво­бо­да сло­ва не­воз­мож­на без сво­бод­но­го до­сту­па чи­та­те­лей к зна­ни­-ям и мне­ни­ям. В Ни­дер­лан­дах вся­кий че­ло­век впра­ве вы­ра­жать, пуб­ли­-ко­вать и рас­про­стра­нять лю­бые взгля­ды или мне­ния (с учётом ря­да ми­-ни­маль­ных огра­ни­че­ний; не­за­кон­но, ска­жем, оскорб­лять ко­ро­ле­ву). Боль­ше то­го, лю­ди са­мо­сто­я­тель­но ре­ша­ют, что чи­тать. Но во мно­гих   ча­стях ми­ра та­кой вы­бор не яв­ля­ет­ся дан­но­стью.
Gerard Unger, “Typografie als voertuig van de wetenschap”, 2007
Semibold
14/20 px
+2%
Van Doesburgs kunsttheoretische opvattingen vertonen overeenkomsten met de ideeën die binnen het futurisme en kubisme zijn uitgedragen. Zelf sprak hij wat zijn poëzie betreft over ‘nieuwe woordbeeldingen’, waarbij hij het woord ‘beelding’ gebruikt voor het uitdrukken van verhoudingen, structuren of wetmatigheden in de waargenomen realiteit. In de praktijk betekent dit abstraheren van de werkelijkheid. In die zin sloot Van Doesburg aan bij de constructivisten in de architectuur en de schilderkunst, zoals ook Mondriaan en Paul van Ostaijen dat propageerden. Naast De Stijl was Van Doesburg redacteur van het tijdschrift Mecano (1922–1923) dat veeleer dadaïstisch georiënteerd was en waarin hij samenwerkte met kunstenaars als Arp, Schwitters, Picabia en Tzara.
G.J. van Bork, “Schrijvers en dichters (dbnl biografieënproject I)”, 2003
Bold
12/18 px
+1%
Viņa intereses migrēja starp mākslu, mūziku, kino, literatūru, politiku, ideoloģijām, trimdas lietām un kultūras sakariem ar Padomju Latviju allaž avangardiskā, bet bieži kritizētā un ārpusnieka pozīcijā. Viņš nebija mākslinieks ierastā izpratnē, vēl mazāk muzikologs, teātra vai kino kritiķis, literāts vai politiķis, taču katrā no šīm jomām atstāja pēdas, publiskas un savulaik skandalozas, un tādas, kas palikušas viņa un vēstuļbiedru saziņas noslēgtībā. Viņš rīkoja 60. gadu avangarda mākslas un mūzikas notikumus un rakstīja neordināras recenzijas, dzejoja un atdzejoja, apsprieda jaunāko literatūru un mūziku (īpaši viņu saistīja «kreisā» komponista Gundara Pones opusi), tracināja trimdas konservatīvās aprindas ar provokatīvām akcijām, polemizēja ar tās sociāldemokrātiem, vadīja kreisu un kultūrpolitiski ietekmīgu mākslas organizāciju nGbK Rietumberlīnē un rādīja Latvijas mākslu Rietumos.
Ieva Astahovska, Antra Priede-Krievkalne, “Valdis Āboliņš. The avant-garde, mailart, the New Left and cultural relations during the Cold War”, 2019
Elephant
68 px
KROMPIS
Najbližších
Журавлей
Semibold
68 px
ДВЕРНОЙ
Fußballliga
Інерційної
Medium
68 px
JĀATPĪPĒ
Díkůvzdání
Мишљење
Regular
68 px
HYMÉNÉE
Traînaillant
Диндаңӷут
Light
68 px
KVIKNAÐI
Yhteistyötä
Сүбэлэһэн
Light
18/24 px
Mondrian wanted the infinite, and shape is finite. A straight line is infinitely extendable, and the open-ended space between two parallel straight lines is infinitely extendable. A Mondrian abstract is the most compact imaginable pictorial harmony, the most self-sufficient of painted surfaces (besides being as intimate as a Dutch interior). At the same time it stretches far beyond its borders so that it seems a fragment of a larger cosmos or so that, getting a kind of feedback from the space which it rules beyond its boundaries, it acquires a second, illusory, scale by which the distances between points on the canvas seem measurable in miles.
David Sylvester, “About Modern Art: Critical Essays, 1948-1996”, 1997
Regular
14/20 px
Die einem jeden mit gleichem Recht zukommende gleichwertige Befriedigung seiner Bedürfnisse ist heute das Ziel jeder fortschrittlichen Arbeit. Die Technik, und ihre Vervielfältigungsmöglichkeiten von Gebrauchsgegenständen haben in weitem Maße eine Nivellierung und gleichzeitige Nivohebung der Menschheit durchgesetzt. Durch die Erfindung des Buchdrucks, der Schnellpresse, ist heute fast ein jeder in der Lage, Bücher zu erwerben. Auch die Vervielfältigungs möglichkeiten für geschaffene farbige Harmonien: Bilder, ermöglichen schon in ihrer heutigen Form sehr vielen die Anschaffung von durchdringenden farbigen Gestaltungen (Reproduktionen, Lithos, Lichtdrucke usw.), wenn auch als Quelle entwickelterer Verbreitung wahrscheinlich der Radiobilderdienst vorbehalten sein wird. Außerdem ist noch die Möglichkeit da, farbige Diapositive wie Grammo fonplatten auf Lager zu halten.
L. Moholy-Nagy, „Malerei Fotografie Film“, 1927
Medium
11/17 px
Ти­по­гра­фи­ка — за­ме­ча­тель­ное, ис­пы­тан­ное сред­ство со­хра­не­ния взгля­дов и идей для их даль­ней­ше­го рас­про­стра­не­ния по ми­ру. Од­на­ко в ка­че­стве на­у­ки ти­по­гра­фи­ка — не­что боль­шее, чем про­сто тех­ни­че­ское сред­ство, а как про­фес­сия — чем чи­сто при­клад­ное за­ня­тие. По край­ней ме­ре для ме­ня это так. Бу­ду­чи ти­по­гра­фом и ди­зай­не­ром шриф­та, я по­сто­ян­но ду­маю о чи­та­те­лях. Ав­то­ры, ра­зу­ме­ет­ся, то­же важ­ны — ди­зай­нер пред­став­ля­ет их ин­те­ре­сы, но в рав­ной сте­пе­ни он при­зван  пред­став­лять ин­те­ре­сы чи­та­те­лей. Ведь ти­по­гра­фи­ка — ещё и со­ци­аль­ный ин­стру­мент. До­бить­ся то­го, что­бы за чте­ние взя­лись лю­ди, сей­час не чи­та­ю­щие, по­мо­гать чи­та­те­лям по­лу­чать до­ступ к са­мым раз­ным  зна­ни­ям и мне­ни­ям, са­мо­сто­я­тель­но при­ни­мать ре­ше­ния и вы­ра­ба­ты­вать соб­ствен­ные взгля­ды — для ме­ня это вы­зов.Сво­бо­да сло­ва не­воз­мож­на без сво­бод­но­го до­сту­па чи­та­те­лей к зна­ни­ям и мне­ни­ям. В Ни­дер­лан­дах вся­кий че­ло­век впра­ве вы­ра­жать, пуб­ли­ко­вать и рас­про­стра­нять лю­бые взгля­ды или мне­ния (с учётом ря­да ми­ни­маль­ных огра­ни­че­ний; не­за­кон­но, ска­жем, оскорб­лять ко­ро­ле­ву). Боль­ше то­го, лю­ди са­мо­сто­я­тель­но ре­ша­ют, что чи­тать. Но во мно­гих   ча­стях ми­ра та­кой вы­бор не яв­ля­ет­ся дан­но­стью.
Prof. G.A. Unger, “Typography as Vehicle of Science”, 2007
h
space
f
o
p
21 units
23 units
23 units
12 units
16 units
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
Unit Grid System

The engineering behind Struve type family is based on a regular stem grid. Letter widths are categorized into various groups, aiding in the calculation of numerous parameters, from side bearings to the kerning pairs. Adhering to this grid provides a verifiable logic to the design process, which includes the selection of character widths and the implementation of solutions using ½ and ¼ of a stem for optical alignment and fine adjustments. As a result, this calculated precision acts as an invisible assistant to the human eye, helping to reduce the number of kerning pairs in the font and establishing a consistent rhythm in typesetting.

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22
26
30
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* The underlying principle finds its origin in Frank E. Blokland’s PHD research
www.lettermodel.com
Details

There are numerous discoveries in letter constructions within the typeface. The author found most of the alternative forms by examining various kinds of early 20th-century typographic ephemera. Artists, typographers, and even writers experimented with extraordinary letter shapes, bringing quirky and memorable typographic expressions to life. During the design process of Struve, the author carefully systematized these original decisions and aligned them with other letter shapes, making them available through different stylistic sets.

You can easily change the spirit of the text simply by switching between alternative sets, ranging from pragmatic to more extraordinary typesetting.
Capheight / Ascenders
740
Fig. 1
−110
0
590
Descender
Baseline
x-height
ß
xp
Fig. 2
1x
1x
Details

There are numerous discoveries in letter constructions within the typeface. The author found most of the alternative forms by examining various kinds of early 20th-century typographic ephemera. Artists, typographers, and even writers experimented with extraordinary letter shapes, bringing quirky and memorable typographic expressions to life. During the design process of Struve, the author carefully systematized these original decisions and aligned them with other letter shapes, making them available through different stylistic sets.

You can easily change the image of the text simply by switching between alternative sets, ranging from pragmatic to more extraordinary typesetting.
Bold
Alternate
R
Bold
Alternate
Z
Bold
K
Bold
Alternate
Y
Semibold
Alternate
g
Semibold
Alternate
з
Semibold
þ
Semibold
Alternate
ф
Medium
Alternate
Ж
Medium
Alternate
I
Medium
W
Medium
Alternate
7
Regular
Alternate
k
Regular
Alternate
ǿ
Regular
ß
Regular
Alternate
ӂ
Light
Alternate
Þ
Light
Alternate
Ѳ
Light
Æ
Light
Alternate
Latin Capital Letter A With Circumflex
U+00C2
Cap Height
704
x-height
506
Baseline
0
Descender
−198
Â
Uppercase Basic Latin
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Lowercase Basic Latin
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
Extended Latin
Alternate Forms
Uppercase
Standard Latin
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZÀÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏÑÒÓÔÕÖØÙÚÛÜÝĀĄĆĈČĎĐĒĘĚĜĞĢĤĨĪİIJĴĶĹĻĽĿŁŃŅŇŌŐŒŔŘŚŜŠŤŨŪŬŮŰŸŹŻŽDŽDžLJLjNJNjDZǺȘẞẼ
Lowercase
Standard Latin
abcdefghijklabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzßàáâãäåæçèéêëìíîïñòóôõöøùúûüýÿāąćĉčďđēęěĝğģĥĩīıijĵķĺļľŀłńņňōőœŕřśŝšťũūŭůűźżždžljnjǻșȷẽmnopqrstuvwxyz
Extended
Latin
ÐÞĂĊĔĖĠĦĬĮŊŎŞŢŦŲŴŶƎƏƵǍǏǑǓǦǪǼȚȞȲḎḤḦḨṄṖṢṬẀẂẄẌẸỊỌỤỲỸ
ðþăċĕėġħĭįĸŋŏşţŧųŵŷƶǎǐǒǔǝǧǫǽțȟȳəḏḥḧḩṅṗṣṭẁẃẅẍẹịọụỳỹfffiflffifflst
Uppercase
Standard Cyrillic
АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯЀЁЂЃЄЅІЇЈЉЊЋЌЍЎЏѢѲѴҐҒҔҖҘҚҜҠҢҤҪҮҰҲҶҸҺӀӁӐӔӖӘӢӨӮӲ
Lowercase
Standard Cyrillic
абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхццчшщъъыьэююяѐёђѓєѕіїјљњћќѝўџѣѳѵґғҕҗҙқҝҡңҥҫүұҳҷҹһӂӏӑӕӗәӣөӯӳ
Extended
Cyrillic
ҞҦҨҬҴҼҾӒӜӞӠӤӦӰӴӶӸ
ҟҧҩҭҵҽҿӓӝӟӡӥӧӱӵӷӹ
Arrows
Symbols
↑↗→↘↓↙←↖↔↕ ◊●○
@©®℗™℮°†‡|¦¶§&№
Figures
Fractions
Circled figures
Superscripts
0123456789 ⁄ ½⅓⅔¼¾⅛⅜
⓪①②③④❺❻❼❽❾ H⁰¹²³⁴₅₆₇₈₉ Hªº
Punctuation
#*⁂⁑,.:;…·!¡?¿‽•/\()[]{}〈〉〚〛
-­‐‒–—―⸺_ «‹›»"'‘’‚“”„
Currency
Mathematical
$¢£¤¥ƒ֏฿₩€₮₴₸₹₺₽₾₿
%‰+−±×÷=≠∞<≤≥>^~¬≈√∫∅
µΔΞΩμπ∂∆∏∑
Alternates
017 QRKZWY ЖТ agykß тз
Language Alternates
ДЛ вгджзийклптцшщьъю б Ғғ Ҫҫ
Bulgarian
& Serbian Forms
вгд�зийклпт��щъ� б
Alternate Forms
KQRWZY ЖТ
gky тз 017
KQRWZY ЖТ
gky тз 017
431
Supported
Languages
Eugene Yukechev
The author about Struve

There have been many Struves in world history, but none of them directly inspired this typeface. The name conveys a sense of strong character in the typeface, evident in its wide proportions and rigid curves. The design process of the typeface was led by an experiment to create an even rhythm in the typesetting, based on a regular vertical grid. While working on Struve, my aim was to follow a verifiable logic in choosing the proportions and relationships of the letterforms, as well as in justifying the overall spacing of the type. Struve supports many languages, including those with fewer than one hundred speakers, like the Chickasaw language—a Native American language of the Muskogean family, or the Yukaghir language, which has only 370 speakers from a Siberian ethnic group.

The project began with the intention to design a neogrotesk rooted in tradition, yet offering a fresh perspective for modern typesetting.
431
Supported
Languages
Custom Modification
Do you need something more? All of our fonts can be tailored to fit your design ideas and requirements. This includes adding support for various languages, creating alternate characters, and even designing additional styles. We can also create a customized version of the typeface exclusively for your project. Just drop us a line: info@schriftfoundry.com
Credit & Details
Design
Eugene Yukechev
Engineering
Max Ilinov, Alexander Lubovenko
Cover Photographer
Ari Kardashev
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