The DUNE Font (2023)

A link to a fascinating article titled The Mystery of the Dune Font on the Fonts In Use website. The opening paragraph is copy/pasted below the cut by way of an appetiser (used without permission but with utmost respect), but the full article is worth your time if you're interested in such things. I'm not affiliated with Fonts In Use. I simply liked the article and decided to share it.

The Mystery of the Dune Font

Putting a name to the typeface that defined the visual identity of the science fiction series and its author, Frank Herbert

Contributed by Florian Hardwig on Jan 26th, 2023. Artwork published in circa 1975.

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Excerpt from the aforementioned article:

'In the six decades since the publication of the original Dune novel in 1965, the science fiction franchise has gone through many different typographic identities. Notable examples include the use of Giorgio for the British paperbacks by NEL (c. 1968) and Albertus for David Lynch’s movie adaptation (1984). But another typeface has even stronger ties to Dune and its author. It appeared on the covers of dozens of books, including the classic Dune trilogy and its sequels, and also on other titles by – or about – Frank Herbert, from various imprints. Strangely enough, the name of this typeface is barely known even among die-hard fans.'

NOTE: the font used for the title of this post is a TTF named Orthodox Herbertarian by MEP, which I found via a link in the above article. If you want to see it and don't want to read the article, it's on an Internet Archive page, HERE. As before, I'm not affiliated with either party.

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