@font-face { font-family: 'Realist Thin 1257'; src: url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-Thin.woff2?6414') format('woff2') , url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-Thin.woff?6417') format('woff') ; font-weight: 100; font-style: normal; } @font-face { font-family: 'Realist Thin Italic 1253'; src: url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-ThinItalic.woff2?6448') format('woff2') , url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-ThinItalic.woff?6446') format('woff') ; font-weight: 100; font-style: normal; } @font-face { font-family: 'Realist Light 1285'; src: url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-Light.woff2?6426') format('woff2') , url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-Light.woff?6424') format('woff') ; font-weight: 200; font-style: normal; } @font-face { font-family: 'Realist Light Italic 1281'; src: url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-LightItalic.woff2?6443') format('woff2') , url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-LightItalic.woff?6441') format('woff') ; font-weight: 200; font-style: normal; } @font-face { font-family: 'Realist Semi Light 1265'; src: url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-SemiLight.woff2?6432') format('woff2') , url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-SemiLight.woff?6430') format('woff') ; font-weight: 300; font-style: normal; } @font-face { font-family: 'Realist Semi Light Italic 1261'; src: url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-SemiLightItalic.woff2?6457') format('woff2') , url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-SemiLightItalic.woff?6455') format('woff') ; font-weight: 300; font-style: normal; } @font-face { font-family: 'Realist Regular 462'; src: url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-Regular.woff2?6422') format('woff2') , url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-Regular.woff?6420') format('woff') ; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; } @font-face { font-family: 'Realist Regular Italic 1269'; src: url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-RegularItalic.woff2?6438') format('woff2') , url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-RegularItalic.woff?6436') format('woff') ; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; } @font-face { font-family: 'Realist Medium 1277'; src: url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-Medium.woff2?5620') format('woff2') , url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-Medium.woff?5618') format('woff') ; font-weight: 500; font-style: normal; } @font-face { font-family: 'Realist Medium Italic 1273'; src: url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-MediumItalic.woff2?5615') format('woff2') , url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-MediumItalic.woff?5613') format('woff') ; font-weight: 500; font-style: normal; } @font-face { font-family: 'Realist Bold 187'; src: url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-Bold.woff2?5579') format('woff2') , url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-Bold.woff?5577') format('woff') ; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; } @font-face { font-family: 'Realist Bold Italic 1297'; src: url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-BoldItalic.woff2?5584') format('woff2') , url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-BoldItalic.woff?5582') format('woff') ; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; } @font-face { font-family: 'Realist Extra Bold 1293'; src: url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-ExtraBold.woff2?5589') format('woff2') , url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-ExtraBold.woff?5587') format('woff') ; font-weight: 800; font-style: normal; } @font-face { font-family: 'Realist Extra Bold Italic 1289'; src: url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-ExtraBoldItalic.woff2?5594') format('woff2') , url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-ExtraBoldItalic.woff?5592') format('woff') ; font-weight: 800; font-style: normal; } @font-face { font-family: 'Realist Black 1305'; src: url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-Black.woff2?5569') format('woff2') , url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-Black.woff?5567') format('woff') ; font-weight: 900; font-style: normal; } @font-face { font-family: 'Realist Black Italic 1301'; src: url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-BlackItalic.woff2?5574') format('woff2') , url('/assets/retailfonts/Realist/Realist-BlackItalic.woff?5572') format('woff') ; font-weight: 900; font-style: normal; }

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Sensible Now Looks Good
Realist is a straightforward typeface that speaks in a clear voice without appearing stern. Use it for corporate design, editorial work or product design. It works for all expressions where the message plays the leading role.
I’m an admirer of the effective simplicity of the humanist letterform construction and type designs of that order. These sans serif designs however, tend to be so much less sturdy compared to a typical Grotesque. Here the contrast emphasizes the vertical elements, letters are drawn more symmetrically and the shapes are often more closed — in short, more in line with the neoclassicist construction. I wanted to bring both traditions closer together by combining elements of both worlds. By choosing a typographic style, the user switches various letterforms and punctuation glyphs, which have a real impact on the overall look and feel of the typeface.
@font-face { font-family: 'Realist Narrow Bold 18'; src: url('/assets/retailfonts/RealistNarrow/RealistNarrow-Bold.woff2?5672') format('woff2'), url('/assets/retailfonts/RealistNarrow/RealistNarrow-Bold.woff?5670') format('woff'); font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; } @font-face { font-family: 'Realist Wide Bold 193'; src: url('/assets/retailfonts/RealistWide/RealistWide-Bold.woff2?5752') format('woff2'), url('/assets/retailfonts/RealistWide/RealistWide-Bold.woff?5750') format('woff'); font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; }

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Sensible Now Looks Good

Realist is a straightforward typeface that speaks in a clear voice without appearing stern. Use it for corporate design, editorial work or product design. It works for all expressions where the message plays the leading role.

Realist — Combining Grotesque and Humanist Traditions

I’m an admirer of the effective simplicity of the humanist letterform construction and type designs of that order. These sans serif designs however, tend to be so much less sturdy compared to a typical Grotesque. Here the contrast emphasizes the vertical elements, letters are drawn more symmetrically and the shapes are often more closed — in short, more in line with the neoclassicist construction. I wanted to bring both traditions closer together by combining elements of both worlds. By choosing a typographic style, the user switches various letterforms and punctuation glyphs, which have a real impact on the overall look and feel of the typeface.

Typographica chose Realist as one of their favorite typefaces in 2011.

Designer
Martin Wenzel

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