Memphis

About "Memphis"

Memphis is a decorative display sans-serif typeface designed by Dr.

Rudolf Wolf and released by the FontShop type foundry in 1929.

Distinguished by its art deco-inspired squarish yet narrow forms, irregular letter spacing, and ornaments, Memphis emulates the visual style of the 1920s with heavy rectangular clip-on serifs and interior gaps within letters.

Initially catching the eye of the contemporary avant-garde through its unconventional appearance, Memphis became popular for uses aimed to convey a distinct modernist aesthetic like advertisements, headline typography, and sign painting.

However, negative press from traditionalists regarding questionable legibility led FontShop to pull distribution until the digital age prompted rediscovery among retro design aficionados.

Today Memphis continues to represent a marker of 1920s modernism revived in applications from logos, graphics, textiles, architecture or any design scene requiring a strikingly quirky geometric flavor with vintage deco edge and flair.

Its idiosyncratic M and W forms remain signature calling cards of the typeface.

Font family

Memphis Font family

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Fonts

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Designer

Memphis

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Designer

Rudolf Wolf

Publisher

Linotype Foundry

Linotype, which has been in operation for over a century, has a professionally managed font library that includes popular fonts like Helvetica, Neue Helvetica®, Linotype Didot™, Janson® Text, New Century Schoolbook®, and more. It is renowned for its production, marketing, and licensing of high-quality fonts. Over the years, their successful strategies have expanded in response to advancements in technology. As fonts are pivotal for all forms of visual communication, Linotype collaborates with designers and typographers to encourage global knowledge sharing and open dialogue. Monotype currently owns the Linotype font library.

Date released

Jan 01, 1970

License

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※ Following licensing information is for reference only.

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Webfont: for your website Webfonts can be used on a single domain. Agencies responsible for multiple websites, for example web design agencies or hosting providers, may not share a single webfont license across multiple websites.
App: for embedding in mobile applications. Select this license type when you are developing an app for iOS, Android, or Windows Phone, and you will be embedding the font file in your mobile application's code.
Electronic Doc: for embedding in e-text products. You can use an Electronic Doc license to embed the font in an electronic publication such as an eBook, eMagazine, eNewspaper, or interactive PDF.
Digital Ad/Email: for use in HTML5 ads. You can use this type of license to embed fonts into digital ads, such as ads built using HTML5.
Desktop: for use on a desktop workstation. For example: Install the font on your Mac OS X or Windows system.

Category	Scope of Use	Permission
Desktop	Use on a desktop workstation	X
Webfont	Use on a single domain	X
App	Embedding in mobile applications	X
Electronic Doc	Embedding in e-publications	X
Digital Ad/Email	Use in HTML5 ads	X