Head over heart.
Evaluate Univers and Avenir’s potential based on their contrasting forms.
how these types match up:
Univers
physique
Stringent, spartan
Avenir
physique
Blocky, clean-cut
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Univers
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Avenir
horizontally-
sliced terminals
sliced terminals
legs meet
at a point
at a point
flattened vertices
monolinear
strokes
strokes
subtle tapering
large, oval
counters
counters
slanted
terminals
terminals
tall ascenders
legs meet
at a point
at a point
flattened vertices
monolinear
strokes
strokes
long descenders
nearly round
counters
counters
