What is the Avenir® font?
Adrian Frutiger designed Avenir in 1988, after years of having an interest in sans serif typefaces. In an interview with Linotype, he said he felt an obligation to design a linear sans in the tradition of Erbar and Futura, but to also make use of the experience and stylistic developments of the twentieth century.
The word Avenir means “future” in French and hints that the typeface owes some of its interpretation to Futura. But unlike Futura , Avenir is not purely geometric; it has vertical strokes that are thicker than the horizontals, an “o” that is not a perfect circle, and shortened ascenders. These nuances aid in legibility and give Avenir a harmonious and sensible appearance for both texts and headlines.
Avenir® Font families
The Avenir® includes the following font families:
- Avenir 35 Light
- Avenir 35 Light Oblique
- Avenir 45 Book
- Avenir 45 Book Oblique
- Avenir 55 Roman
- Avenir 55 Oblique
- Avenir 65 Medium
- Avenir 65 Medium Oblique
- Avenir Pro 85 Heavy
- Avenir 85 Heavy Oblique
- Avenir 95 Black
- Avenir 95 Black Oblique
Avenir® Preview
Here is a preview of how Avenir® will look. For more previews using your own text as an example, click here.
Is Avenir® a free to download font?
I'm afraid not. Avenir® is not free to download. You will need to pay for it with your hard earn money.
Most fonts that we feature on PimpMyFonts.com is a premium font. We do have a Free Fonts category where we showcase all of the best free fonts that you can download.
Trust me when I say, don't waste your time searching for a free download of Avenir®. You will not find a link anywhere.
It is highly unlikely that you'll be able to find Avenir® for free. You might see a few websites that will say "Free Download" of Avenir® font, but these are just attempts to get you to click on a link which will either take you to an ad landing page or you risk getting viruses on your computer. In the rare occasion that you do find a free download for Avenir® remember that it's illegal to use a font if you didn't pay for it!
If you really want Avenir® and you want to truly own it the legal and safe way, then click here to visit the download and purchase page on MyFonts.com. Here you will be able to obtain the proper license. The designer and publisher deserves to be paid for their work, as they have put in the hours and the creativity to produce such an amazing font. Good luck with your purchase and future use of this font. :)
