Noam Text is intended mostly for setting long texts, so it strives to achieve maximum legibility in minimum space with its large x-height, short and fairly condensed Latin capitals, large and open counters, and low contrast.
Among other technologically advanced details, Noam Text was programmed for all expected scenarios of mixing Hebrew, Latin, figures, and punctuation. Of unique importance - all punctuation marks have a Hebrew version, which makes each script complete and uncompromising. All these have been taken into account in Noam Text’s modern design. Hebrew and Latin have opposite reading directions, creating many issues: opposing directionality of the open counters vertical stress in Latin, but horizontal in Hebrew fewer extenders in Hebrew and no Hebrew capital letters. In short order, users will recognise Noam Text as a source of progress in its bilingual abilities. Noam Text’s design goal was to create a coherent family with both Latin and Hebrew serif text typefaces, each authentic to its own script, and which would serve as an alternative to last century’s predecessor. Since 1908, the Frank-Rühl fonts have dominated the Hebrew book and newspaper market. In this way, TypeTogether is happy to introduce Noam Text: A Hebrew and Latin serif font that builds on its heritage with the twin tools of honour and progress. It can’t really be called progress unless it honours its history. Hebrew speaker? Click here for the full story.Īdi Stern’s Noam Text shows that typographic progress is often in the small things - in the perfecting of familiar traditions and in staying loyal to the spirit of what came before.