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Typeface Specimen
The Northern Block
Scharf
Contents
Introduction3
Thin
Light
Book
Regular
Medium
Bold
Heavy
Black
4
10
16
22
Full character set52Colophon
2
28
34
40
46
59
Scharf is a serif typeface designed as a comp­anion to
the Schar sans serif family. Using the latter as a temp­late, serifs
were care­fully drawn onto each character, improv­ing legi­­bility
and further enhanc­ing the font’s fluid and dynamic person­ality.
Used in con­junc­tion with its sans serif counterpart, Scharf is a
substantial font system purposely suited for edit­­­orial design and
complex typo­graphic hierarchy.
Scharf consists of eight weights (thin to black) with true
italics; over 800 glyphs including international language support
and alter­native lowercase characters; liga­tures; small caps with
accents; seven vari­ations of numer­als; man­ually edited kern­ing
and Open­type features.
Introduction
3
cut flowers
Scharf Thin
171
pt
42
pt
106
pt
60
pt
113
pt
LIBRARY OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE
Letter to Schmide
A third deleted from the middle
TRANSLUCENT
5
Scharf Thin
24pt
21pt
18pt
A lifelong hypochondriac,
Franz Kafka first received a
diagnosis of tuberculosis in
August 1917. In many ways,
the diagnosis was greeted with
relief, because it allowed him
to take a leave of absence from
his position at the Worker’s
Accident Insurance Institute
for the King­dom of Bohemia
and devote himself entirely
to his literary work
A lifelong hypochondriac, Franz Kafka first received a diagnosis of tuberculosis in August 1917.
In many ways, the diagnosis was greeted with relief,
because it allowed him to
take a leave of absence
from his position at the
Worker’s Accident Insur­
ance Institute for the King­
dom of Bohemia and
devote himself entirely
to his literary work
6
A lifelong hypochondriac, Franz Kafka first
received a diagnosis of
tuberculosis in August
1917. In many ways, the
diagnosis was greeted
with relief, because it
allowed him to take a
leave of absence from
his position at the
Worker’s Accident In­
surance Institute for the
King­dom of Bohemia
and devote himself entirely to his literary
work
14pt
Scharf Light
Extended Latin
11pt
Alman kökenli tüccar Hermann
Kafka’yla Çek kökenli seçkin bir
aileden gelen Juli-e’nin en büyük
oğlu olarak Prag’da doğdu. Prag
Universitesi’nde önce Germanistik
okudu, ardından hukuk eğitimi
aldı. Zorunlu stajını, doktorasını
tamamladıktan sonra (1906)
Prag’daki asliye hukuk ve ceza
mahkemelerinde yaptı. 1907 yılında
sigorta şirketi Assicurazioni
Generali’de yardımcı personel
olarak işe baş. Bir yıl sonra Bohemya Krallığı Đşçi Kaza Sigortası
Kuru-mu’na hukukçu olarak geçti
ve erken emekli olacağı 1 Temmuz
1922 tarihine kadar burada
çalıştı. Ortaokul ve lise yıllarında
ateizm ve sosyalizm gibi konulara
ilgi duyup laik öğrenci demeklerinden birine üye olan Kafka, yetişkin
olarak da Çek anarşistlerle Rus
devrimcilerin fikirleriyle yakından
ilgilendi, hattâ 1909–10 yıllarında
bu grupların bazı yasadışı toplant­
ılarına da katıldı. Evlendiği Çek
gazeteci ve çevirmen Milena Jerenskâ ile 1920–1922 yılları arasında
çok hareketli ve yoğun bir mektup
alışverişinde bulundu (Milena’ya
Mektuplar) ve Kafka, 1921 yılı yılı
ekiminde bütün günlüklerini
Milena’ya bıraktı
10pt
9pt
Alman kökenli tüccar Hermann Kafka’yla
Çek kökenli seçkin bir aileden gelen Julie’nin en büyük oğlu olarak Prag’da doğdu.
Prag Universitesi’nde önce Germanistik
okudu, ardından hukuk eğitimi aldı.
Zorunlu stajını, doktorasını tamamladıktan
sonra (1906) Prag’daki asliye hukuk ve ceza
mahkemelerinde yaptı. 1907 yılında sigorta
şirketi Assicurazioni Generali’de yardımcı
personel olarak işe baş. Bir yıl sonra
Bohemya Krallığı Đşçi Kaza Sigortası
Kuru-mu’na hukukçu olarak geçti ve
erken emekli olacağı 1 Temmuz 1922
tarihine kadar burada çalıştı. Ortaokul
ve lise yıllarında ateizm ve sosyalizm gibi
konulara ilgi duyup laik öğrenci demeklerinden birine üye olan Kafka, yetişkin olarak
da Çek anarşistlerle Rus devrimcilerin
fikirleriyle yakından ilgilendi, hattâ 1909–
10 yıllarında bu grupların bazı yasadışı
toplantılarına da katıldı. Evlendiği Çek
gazeteci ve çevirmen Milena Jerenskâ ile
1920–1922 yılları arasında çok hareketli ve
yoğun bir mektup alışverişinde bulundu
(Milena’ya Mektuplar) ve Kafka, 1921 yılı yılı
ekiminde bütün günlüklerini Milena’ya
bıraktı
Alman kökenli tüccar Hermann
Kafka­’yla Çek kökenli seçkin bir aileden
gelen Juli-e’nin en büyük oğlu olarak
Prag’da doğdu. Prag Universitesi’nde
önce Germanistik okudu, ardından
hukuk eğitimi aldı. Zorunlu stajını,
doktorasını tamamladıktan sonra
(1906) Prag’daki asliye hukuk ve ceza
mahkemelerinde yaptı. 1907 yılında
sigorta şirketi Assicurazioni General­
i’de yardımcı personel olarak işe baş.
Bir yıl sonra Bohemya Krallığı Đşçi
Kaza Sigortası Kuru-mu’na hukukçu
olarak geçti ve erken emekli olacağı
1 Temmuz 1922 tarihine kadar burada
çalıştı. Ortaokul ve lise yıllarında
ateizm ve sosyalizm gibi konulara ilgi
duyup laik öğrenci demeklerinden
birine üye olan Kafka, yetişkin olarak
da Çek anarşistlerle Rus devrimcilerin
fikirleriyle yakından ilgilendi, hattâ
1909–10 yıllarında bu grupların bazı
yasadışı toplantılarına da katıldı.
Evlendiği Çek gazeteci ve çevirmen
Milena Jerenskâ ile 1920–1922 yılları
arasında çok hareketli ve yoğun bir
mektup alışverişinde bulundu
(Milena’ya Mektuplar) ve Kafka, 1921
yılı yılı ekiminde bütün günlüklerini
Milena’ya bıraktı
13
Alman kökenli tüccar Hermann Kafka’yla Çek kökenli
seçkin bir aileden gelen
Juli-e’nin en büyük oğlu
olarak Prag’da doğdu. Prag
Universitesi’nde önce Germanistik okudu, ardından
hukuk eğitimi aldı. Zorunlu
stajını, doktorasını tama­
mladıktan sonra (1906)
Prag’daki asliye hukuk ve
ceza mahkemelerinde yaptı.
1907 yılında sigorta şirketi
Assicurazioni Generali’de
yardımcı personel olarak işe
baş. Bir yıl sonra Bohemya
Krallığı Đşçi Kaza Sigor­
tası Kuru-mu’na hukukçu
olarak geçti ve erken
emekli olacağı 1 Temmuz
1922 tarihine kadar burada çalıştı. Ortaokul ve lise
yıllarında ateizm ve sosyalizm gibi konulara ilgi duyup
laik öğrenci demeklerinden
birine üye olan Kafka, yet­
işkin olarak da Çek anarşis­
tlerle Rus devrimcilerin
fikirleriyle yakından ilgilendi, hattâ 1909–10 yıllarında
bu grupların bazı yasadışı
toplantılarına da katıldı.
2. The bow hair loosened; playing
with the bow hand alone; as gently as
possible; estinto; softly; an empty room;
silence after departure; LOOSE HAIR
falling on the open strings; soft for fear
of waking
Scharf Light
Legno
48pt
301
pt
14
2. The bow hair loosened; playing
with the bow hand alone; as gently as
possible; estinto; softly; an empty room;
silence after departure; LOOSE HAIR
falling on the open strings; soft for fear
of waking
Scharf Light
Alternates
Legno
48pt
301
pt
15
Scharf Book
16
3
Scharf Book
123
pt
57
pt
77
pt
59
pt
115
pt
Lemon & wine
In the Islands of Eternal Spring
DEVILLISH MEDICINE
government stipend—6 weeks
CONNOISSEUR
17
Scharf Regular
11pt
9pt
A lifelong hypochondriac, Franz Kafka
first received a diagnosis of tuberculosis in
August 1917. In many ways, the diagnosis
was greeted with relief, because it allowed
him to take a leave of absence from his
position at the Worker’s Accident Insurance Institute for the Kingdom of Bohemia and devote himself entirely to his
literary work. Several months of rest in
the Bohemian village of Zürau—later
described by Kafka as perhaps the happi­
est period of his life —resulted in a seem­
ing re­covery. In the winter of 1923–24,
however, his health once again declined,
and tuber­cu­losis of the larynx was
diagnosed in April 1924. He and his fiancé,
Dora Diament, moved to the sanatorium
of Dr. Robert Klopstokc at Kierling, a small
village in the outskirts of Vienna. There
he lingered for six weeks, his condition
grad­ual­ly deteriorat­ing despite his strict
adherence to his doctor’s treat­ments.
In the final weeks, he received daily
injections of alcohol into the larynx.
Kafka was unable to swallow water or
food with­out intense pain, and his
strength quickly waned.
A lifelong hypochondriac, Franz
Kafka first received a diagnosis
of tuberculosis in August 1917.
In many ways, the diagnosis
was greeted with relief, because
it allowed him to take a leave of
absence from his position at the
Worker’s Accident Insurance
Institute for the Kingdom of
Bohemia and devote himself
entirely to his literary work. Sev­
eral months of rest in the Bohe­
mian village of Zürau—later de­
scribed by Kafka as perhaps the
happi­est period of his life —result­
ed in a seem­ing re­covery. In the
winter of 1923–24, however, his
health once again declined, and
tuber­cu­losis of the larynx was
diagnosed in April 1924. He and his
fiancé, Dora Diament, moved to
the sanatorium of Dr. Robert
Klopstokc at Kierling, a small
village in the outskirts of Vienna.
There he lingered for six weeks, his
condition grad­ual­ly deteriorat­ing
despite his strict adherence to his
doctor’s treat­ments. In the final
weeks, he received daily injections
of alcohol into the larynx. Kafka
was unable to swallow water or
food with­out intense pain, and his
strength quickly waned.
10pt
A lifelong hypochondriac, Franz
Kafka first received a diagnosis of
tuberculosis in August 1917. In many
ways, the diagnosis was greeted with
relief, because it allowed him to take a
leave of absence from his position at
the Worker’s Accident Insurance
Institute for the Kingdom of Bohemia
and devote himself entirely to his
literary work. Several months of rest
in the Bohemian village of Zürau—lat­
er described by Kafka as perhaps the
happi­est period of his life —resulted in
a seem­ing re­covery. In the winter of
1923–24, however, his health once
again declined, and tuber­cu­losis of
the larynx was diagnosed in April
1924. He and his fiancé, Dora Diament,
moved to the sanatorium of Dr.
Robert Klopstokc at Kierling, a small
village in the outskirts of Vienna.
There he lingered for six weeks, his
condition grad­ual­ly deteriorat­ing
despite his strict adherence to his
doctor’s treat­ments. In the final
weeks, he received daily injections of
alcohol into the larynx. Kafka was
unable to swallow water or food
with­out intense pain, and his
strength quickly waned.
24
14pt
A lifelong hypochondriac,
Franz Kafka first received
a diagnosis of tuberculosis
in August 1917. In many
ways, the diagnosis was
greeted with relief, because
it allowed him to take a
leave of absence from his
position at the Worker’s
Accident Insurance Institute for the Kingdom of
Bohemia and devote him­
self entirely to his literary
work. Several months
of rest in the Bohemian
village of Zürau—later
described by Kafka as per­
haps the happi­est period
of his life —resulted in a
seem­ing re­covery. In the
winter of 1923–24, however,
his health once again de­
clined, and tuber­cu­losis of
the larynx was diagnosed
in April 1924. He and his
fiancé, Dora Diament,
moved to the sanatorium
of Dr. Robert Klopstokc at
Kierling, a small village
in the outskirts of Vienna.
There he lingered for six
weeks, his condition grad­
4. Stroking an empty turntable
as it turns; A LONG NOTE held and
muted midway; cinder block dragged
across a cement floor; sand falling
through a clenched fist; gravel under­
foot; enormous weight
Scharf Regular
48pt
236
pt
Syllable
26
4. Stroking an empty turntable
as it turns; A LONG NOTE held and
muted midway; cinder block dragged
across a cement floor; sand falling
through a clenched fist; gravel under­
foot; enormous weight
Scharf Regular
Alternates
48pt
236
pt
Syllable
27
Scharf Medium
96
pt
73
pt
79
pt
64
pt
81
pt
Rachitic deviation
HIS STRIDE IS SECURE
no anomalous sounds
19 per minute with exercise
THIN BUT DELICATE
29
6. Broken sentences; words;
syllables; inserting spaces; silences;
INTERRUPTIONS; echo the silence of
the interlocutor; stress the voiceless
fricatives; vocal cords not vibrating;
words disarranged; opacity
Scharf Bold
48pt
246
pt
Hoarse
38
6. Broken sentences; words;
syllables; inserting spaces; silences;
INTERRUPTIONS; echo the silence of
the interlocutor; stress the voiceless
fricatives; vocal cords not vibrating;
words disarranged; opacity
Scharf Bold
Alternates
48pt
246
pt
Hoarse
39
Scharf Heavy
24pt
21pt
18pt
A lifelong hypochondriac,
Franz Kafka first received
a diagnosis of tuberculosis
in August 1917. In many
ways, the diagnosis was
greet­ed with relief, because
it allowed him to take a
leave of absence from his
position at the Worker’s
Accident Insurance Institute for the King­dom of
Bohemia and devote himself entirely to his literary
work.
A lifelong hypochondriac, Franz Kafka first
received a diagnosis of
tuberculosis in August
1917. In many ways,
the diagnosis was greeted with relief, because
it allowed him to take
a leave of absence
from his position at
the Worker’s Accident
Insurance Institute for
the King­dom of Bohemia and devote himself
entirely to his literary
work.
42
A lifelong hypochondriac, Franz
Kafka first received
a diagnosis of tuberculosis in August
1917. In many ways,
the diagnosis was
greeted with relief,
because it allowed
him to take a leave
of absence from his
position at the Worker’s Accident Insurance Institute for the
King­dom of Bohemia
and devote himself
entirely to his literary work.
7. Augmented fourth, sixth,
ninth above a root; F, B, D# and G#;
variations on and inversions of the
Tristan chord; FORTE PIANO; for a
brief time; sine tones: 349.23/493.88/
622.25; unresolved desire
Scharf Heavy
48pt
235
pt
Larynx
44
7. Augmented fourth, sixth,
ninth above a root; F, B, D# and G#;
variations on and inversions of the
Tristan chord; FORTE PIANO; for a
brief time; sine tones: 349.23/493.88/
622.25; unresolved desire
Scharf Heavy
Alternates
48pt
235
pt
Larynx
45
medication
Scharf Black
146
pt
76
pt
105
pt
61
pt
65
pt
TIMBRAL CONTRAST
Opposite moods
THE CONTINUAL FEELING
Then it’s quiet for a while
47
8. At night a rustling in the
walls; rustling in the lungs; the rasp
of breath; leaves; the trees outside
the open window; pages turned by
hand; the SKITTERING and rustling
of mice in the bedroom
Scharf Black
Zürau
48pt
280
pt
50
Basic Latin; Punctuation and Symbols; Numerals; Ligatures; West­ern European; South East­-
ern Euro­pean; Central Euro­pean; Afrikaans; Vietnam­ese; Small
Caps
Scharf
Character Set
Ą2Ž&
48pt
318
pt
52
ABCDEFGHIJLM
NOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklm
nopqrstuvwxyz
﹠ * ﹫ \ · • : , … ! ¡ # . ? ¿ " ' ; /
_ { } [ ] ( ) — – - « » ‹ › „ “ ” ‘ ’‚ ¢ $ ﹩
€ ƒ £ ¥ ≈ ~ ÷ = > ≥ < ≤ − × ≠ %
‰+±|¦@&¶©
Scharf Regular
Basic Latin
60
pt
Punctuation
& Symbols
60
pt
53
0123456789 0123456789
0123456789 0123456789
Numerals
60
pt
Proportional Lining/Oldstyle Tabular Lining/Oldstyle
01234567890123456789₀₁₂₃₄₅₆₇₈₉⁰¹²³⁴⁵⁶⁷⁸⁹
60
pt
Denominator/NumeratorSubscript/Superscript
0123456789 ⁄½ ¼ ¾ ⅛ ⅜ ⅝ ⅞
60
pt
Small CapsFractions
Th cb ch ck ct fb ff ffb ffh
ffi ffj ffk ffl fft fh fj fk ft fi
fl sb sh sk sp st
Ligatures
60
pt
54
Colophon
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