Murphy Sans
Compare Murphy Sans (a libre font) to the active ingredients found in Gill Sans. Based on the Open Source typeface Biryani.
Superfat
48px
normal
“Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow”
Bold
48px
normal
Boxkämpfer jagt zwölf Schoßhunde quer über Sylt
Regular
48px
normal
Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz
Light
48px
normal
Waltz, bad nymph, for quick jigs vex.
Hairline
48px
normal
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Black
128px
normal
Aren’t you putting a lot of stress on the powergrid with this AI nonesense
Bold
128px
normal
The harder your liver has to work, the shorter your lifespan or something
Semi Bold
128px
normal
We’re cooking with butter, not regulated in any way.
Regular
128px
normal
I’m not a medical doctor, or so the pitch-deck claims
Extra Light
128px
normal
Anyway, the author of this article goes on to say that butter is delicious, which it is to be fair.
Why?
We needed a body font for a website with pre-established brand typography. I did not want to use a font from a creator with a despicable history (look it up), so we created a brand new typeface based on similar ideas.
Instead of starting from scratch, we based Murphy Sans on the libre font Biryani by Dan Reynolds & Mathieu Réguer.
We chose this font largely because the latin charset ran in just about the correct width we needed for the website, and it had a delightfully high x-height, which made it super easy and a joy to read.
And most importantly for you, that means that the font remains licensed under the SIL Open Font License, and is therefore completely free!
