Karben 205

Karben 205

Eight wizards
jump quickly
over broken
fax machines.

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About the font

About the font Karben

Talbot Type Karben owes something to the old Leica advertisement I came across, and something to DIN, with that German flair for order and a form that follows function. 

Despite the enduring qualities of DIN, I felt it was worth an attempt at a similar font essentially based on a lozenge form. 

I’ve created two variations: Karben 105 has a conventional straight sided A and Y and a two storey a; while for Karben 205 I retained the semi-circular influence (as in the Leica ad above) at the apex of the A, and employed this characteristic for the Y also, along with a single storey lower case a.

It struck me that such an even, utilitarian font as this, would be well-suited to a monospaced variation, so I’ve created Karben 105 Mono and Karben 205 Mono. They look good to me, take a look and see what you think. 

I liked the challenge of trying to design characters of such variable width, (compare i and m for example), to appear visually balanced in a fixed width font. It’s always going to create a slightly odd result, but odd in a good way.

Buying options

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Karben 205 Light Licence Requirement Discount Price (£)
1-5 users Change
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1-5 users Change
— 12

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10,000 pageviews per month Change
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10,000 pageviews per month Change
— 12

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1 title Change
Pay once
1 title Change
— 24

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Pay once
— 120

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1 CPU Change
For one year
1 CPU Change
— 120

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1M impressions Change
Pay as you go
1M impressions Change
— 12

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Karben 205 Family Licence Requirement Discount Price (£)
1-5 users Change
Pay once
1-5 users Change
— 54

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10,000 pageviews per month Change
Pay once
10,000 pageviews per month Change
— 54

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1 title Change
Pay once
1 title Change
— 108

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Pay once
— 540

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1 CPU Change
For one year
1 CPU Change
— 540

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for a quote
1M impressions Change
Pay as you go
1M impressions Change
— 54

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for a quote
Total £0

When you buy more than one license, get 50% off of each additional license. The discount applies to all of the lower priced items.

If your requirements are not covered by any of the standard use licenses listed above, please contact Talbot Type to discuss your needs.