About

Compagnon is an eclectic, collaborative type family that fuses historical sensibility with bold, experimental character. Developed by a group of students and designers at EESAB-Rennes, it was conceived as a research-led, open-source response to the evolution of typewriter and transitional type forms resulting in a family that feels both reverent and refreshingly contemporary.

Styles

The family includes five expressive styles:

• Light and Roman by Juliette Duhé & Léa Pradine
• Italic by Valentin Papon
• Medium by Sébastien Riollier
• Script by Chloé Lozano Yegge

Each style explores a different dimension of typographic history and utility from the rationality of serif text faces to the monospaced rigidity of typewriting, culminating in a Script style that adds warmth, fluidity, and personal expression. The script variant in particular leans into a cursive, hand-drawn character, making it perfect for standout headlines, signage, or invitations that need a more human touch.

Design Ethos

Unified by their slightly offbeat curves and modular, remixable DNA, all five fonts reflect the team’s open-source ethos. Compagnon is ideal for projects that require personality, historical layering, or typographic storytelling especially in cultural, editorial, or web contexts.

Key Features

• Five stylistic variants: Light, Roman, Italic, Medium, and Script
• Clear historical references to typewriter and transitional serif design
• Modular, expressive, and open to remix
• Supports Latin script
• Open source under the SIL Open Font License

Ideal Use Cases

• Cultural publishing
• Identity systems
• Editorial layouts
• Expressive web typography
• Posters and design experimentation