Art & Design Entropy | 06 Nov 2009
Aeroportal
Typography is a subtle yet powerful tool for creating a unique image. With this in mind, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs created a new typeface called Aeroportal to be the main typeface for the Norway’s official profile.
Aeroportal
The round, easily legible forms of the typeface Aeroportal were inspired by European modernistic and British humanistic traditions, as well as contemporary Scandinavian design. Aeroportal expresses friendliness, simplicity and credibility, and evokes images of waves, motion and travel.
Aeroportal is primarily intended for headline and logo use, but its clear and no-nonsense form makes it suitable as a body text typeface as well.
The typeface is developed in regular, medium and bold.
Logo: use lowercase only
Titles/headlines: use lowercase only
Body text: use upper- and lowercase
Aeroportal is a custom made typeface with exclusive rights for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It was created in 2003 and expanded with larger character set and medium/bold in 2006 by Per Olav Walmann of Apt as.