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Northwood Type Co.
Type Foundry · est. 1998
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Family №037
Hawker VF
A variable typeface for packaging
4 axes · 1 file · ∞ instances
Descender
Weight700
thinblack
Width100
compressedextended
Optical80
9pt144pt
Softness50
crispplush
↑ Click any word on this page. Type. Drag. Repeat. Every glyph below reshapes with your sliders
§ 02 — The Character Set

Every glyph,
at every axis.

Each hex sits at a randomized position across the design space. Click any cell to overwrite the glyph. The sliders above drive every cell simultaneously.

§ 03 — In the Wild

Hawker leaves
the studio. Goes shopping.

Brands using Hawker on the shelf today: Astacus Seafood, Citrin Soda Co., Lazybones Roasters, and Ammoniate Apothecary. Spotted any others? Tell us ↗
Astacus / tinnedwt 850 · wd 95
Citrin / sodawt 500 · wd 130
Case study 01
Astacus
× Bros.
Read ↗
Lazybones / coffeewt 700 · wd 100
Ammoniatewt 400 · wd 50
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§ 04 — The Specimen Book

Download
the 84-page
specimen.

v2.4 · Updated Nov '24 · Includes type tester, glyph charts, OpenType feature reference, ink-on-paper trials & 18 case studies from packaging in the wild.
§ 05 — License the Family

Pick a hawker.

Single payment, perpetual license. Use it forever, on anything that ships in a box, browser, or app store.
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Desktop
Print & Paste
popular
Web
Pageview
App
Embedded
Metric
Users / workstations
5seats
Monthly pageviews
250K/mo
App installs
10Ktotal
All 4 axes
OTF + WOFF2
OTF only
WOFF2 + self-host
OTF for embedding
Modify outlines
Updates
Lifetime
Lifetime
2 years
Subtotal
$450
$300
$800
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