Description
Cinema Bold is an ode to Neuzeit Grotesk (W. Pischner, 1928). It stands apart from the geometric typefaces of the 1920s and 30s that are often considered standard models. The medium weight exudes a “grotesk” atmosphere — a certain roughness visible in the openings of letters like e, c, g, C, G — while also featuring a flat-ended S and s. Compared to Erbar or Futura, it is notable for its short ascenders and even more reduced descenders, which make it function effectively as a clean, utilitarian sans-serif (linéale). The joins of letters such as A, V, W, N, v, w are sturdy rather than sharp. Cinema preserves these specific features, as well as the very essence of Stempel’s original Neuzeit: the contrast in proportions between vertical and round letters. The result is a rhythm that is both distinctly geometric and softened by these individual quirks. Neuzeit was arguably less widely used due to the overwhelming success of Futura. However, one notable use of Neuzeit was by Hans Hillmann for Neue Filmkunst Walter Kirchner, between 1955 and 1975. The posters and catalogs collected from this era served as the foundational inspiration for the project. Two well-known variations of Neuzeit include Neuzeit S (for Siemens, 1966), which radically diverged from the original, and DIN Neuzeit from the 1970s, designed for signage. The latter included a double-story “a” originally intended as an alternate, and further strayed from the source by losing the distinctive contrast between verticals and rounds. This tendency continues in many digital versions developed since the 1990s. Some letters remain particularly noteworthy: the J, which aligns its bar with the tail; the sharply angled M; and the forms of R, e, u. The subtle typographic choices seen in Hillmann’s posters, along with the fine punctuation details from WK programs, are also reflected in this design.
Information
Design
Year
Availability
Release
Styles
Files formats
Glyphs
Single style
Alex Lescieux
2023
2023
2025
1
otf, ttf, woff, woff2
959
From 90€
OT Features
aalt
ccmp
locl
subs
sinf
sups
numr
dnom
frac
ordn
lnum
pnum
tnum
onum
case
liga
ss01
ss02
ss03
ss04
ss05
ss06
ss07
Access All Alternates
Composites
Localized Forms
Subscript
Scientific Inferiors
Superscript
Numerators
Denominators
Fractions
Ordinals
Lining Figures
Proportional Figures
Tabular Figures
Oldstyle Figures
Case-Sensitive Forms
Standard Ligatures
Alternate a
Alternate u
Alternate r
Circled Numbers
Black Circled Numbers
Thin Punctuation
Alternate Dieresis
Languages
Acheron, Achinese, Acholi, Achuar-Shiwiar, Afar, Afrikaans, Aguaruna, Alekano, Aleut, Algonquin, Amahuaca, Amarakaeri, Amis, Anaang, Andaandi, Anuta, Ao Naga, Apinayé, Aragonese, Arbëreshë Albanian, Arvanitika Albanian, Asháninka, Ashéninka Perené, Asturian, Asu (Tanzania), Aymara, Balinese, Banjar, Bari, Basque, Batak Dairi, Batak Karo, Batak Mandailing, Batak Simalungun, Batak Toba, Bemba (Zambia), Bena (Tanzania), Bini, Bislama, Bikol, Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo, Bosnian, Breton, Buginese, Candoshi-Shapra, Caquinte, Caribbean Hindustani, Cashibo-Cacataibo, Cashinahua, Catalan, Cebuano, Central Aymara, Central Kurdish, Central Nahuatl, Chachi, Chamorro, Chavacano, Chiga, Chiltepec Chinantec, Chokwe, Chuukese, Cimbrian, Cofán, Congo Swahili, Cook Islands Māori, Cornish, Corsican, Creek, Crimean Tatar, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dehu, Dutch, Eastern Arrernte, Eastern Oromo, Efik, Embu, English, Esperanto, Ese Ejja, Estonian, Faroese, Fijian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Friulian, Gagauz, Galician, Ganda, Garifuna, Ga’anda, German, Gheg Albanian, Gilbertese, Gooniyandi, Gourmanchéma, Guadeloupean Creole French, Guarani, Gusii, Haitian Creole, Hani, Hawaiian, Hiligaynon, Hiri Motu, Ho-Chunk, Hopi, Huastec, Hungarian, Hän, Icelandic, Ido, Igbo, Iloko, Inari Sami, Indonesian, Interglossa, Interlingua, Interlingue, Irish, Istro-Romanian, Italian, Ixcatlán Mazatec, Jamaican Creole English, Javanese, Jola-Fonyi, K'iche', Kabuverdianu, Kaingang, Kala Lagaw Ya, Kalaallisut, Kalenjin, Kamba (Kenya), Kaonde, Karbi, Karelian, Kashubian, Kekchí, Kenzi/Mattokki, Khasi, Kikuyu, Kimbundu, Kinyarwanda, Kituba (DRC), Klingon, Kongo, Konzo, Kuanyama, Kven Finnish, Kwambi, Kölsch, Ladin, Ladino, Latin, Latgalian, Latvian, Limburgish, Ligurian, Lithuanian, Lojban, Lombard, Low German, Lower Sorbian, Luba-Lulua, Lule Sami, Luo (Kenya and Tanzania), Luxembourgish, Macedo-Romanian, Malagasy, Malay, Maltese, Mandinka, Mandjak, Mankanya, Manx, Maore Comorian, Māori, Mapudungun, Marshallese, Matsés, Mauritian Creole, Meriam Mir, Meru, Minangkabau, Mirandese, Mískito, Mohawk, Montenegrin, Munsee, Murrinh-Patha, Mwani, Naga Pidgin, Nauruan, Ndonga, Neapolitan, Ngazidja Comorian, Niuean, Nobiin, Nomatsiguenga, North Marquesan, North Ndebele, Northern Kurdish, Northern Qiandong Miao, Northern Sami, Northern Sotho, Northern Uzbek, Northwestern Ojibwa, Norwegian, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Novial, Nyanja, Nyankole, Occitan, Ojitlán Chinantec, Old Prussian, Orma, Oromo, Oroqen, Palauan, Paluan, Pampanga, Papantla Totonac, Papiamento, Papiamento (Aruba), Papiamento (Curaçao), Pedi, Picard, Pichis Ashéninka, Piemontese, Pijin, Pintupi-Luritja, Pipil, Pohnpeian, Polish, Portuguese, Potawatomi, Purepecha, Páez, Quechua, Romanian, Romansh, Rotokas, Rundi, Rwa, Samburu, Samoan, Samogitian, Sango, Sangu (Tanzania), Sardinian, Saramaccan, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Sena, Seri, Seselwa Creole French, Shambala, Shawnee, Shipibo-Conibo, Shona, Shuar, Sicilian, Silesian, Slovak, Slovenian, Soga, Somali, Soninke, Sorbian languages, South Marquesan, South Ndebele, Southern Aymara, Southern Qiandong Miao, Southern Sami, Southern Sotho, Spanish, Sranan Tongo, Standard Estonian, Standard Latvian, Standard Malay, Sundanese, Swahili, Swati, Swedish, Swiss German, Tagalog, Tahitian, Taita, Tedim Chin, Tetum, Tetun Dili, Tiv, Toba, Tok Pisin, Tokelau, Toki Pona, Tonga (Tonga Islands), Tonga (Zambia), Tosk Albanian, Tsonga, Tswana, Tumbuka, Turkish, Turkmen, Tzeltal, Tzotzil, Uab Meto, Umbundu, Ume Sami, Unami, Upper Guinea Crioulo, Upper Sorbian, Uzbek, Venetian, Veps, Volapük, Votic, Võro, Wallisian, Walloon, Walser, Wangaaybuwan-Ngiyambaa, Waorani, Waray (Philippines), Warlpiri, Wayuu, Welsh, West Central Oromo, Western Abnaki, Western Frisian, Wik-Mungkan, Wiradjuri, Wolof, Xavánte, Xhosa, Yanesha', Yao, Yau, Yapese, Yindjibarndi, Yoruba, Yucateco, Zapotec, Záparo, Zhuang, Zulu
Unicode Blocks
Basic Latin
Latin-1 Supplement
Latin Extended-A
Legacy Character Sets
MacOS Roman (Standard Latin)
MacOS Central European Latin
MacOS Celtic
MacOS Croatian
MacOS Iceland
MacOS Romanian
MacOS Turkish
8859-1 Latin-1 Western European
8859-2 Latin-2 Central European
8859-3 Latin-3 South European
8859-4 Latin-4 North European
8859-9 Latin-5 Turkish
8859-10 Latin-6 Nordic
8859-13 Latin-7 Baltic Rim
8859-15 Latin-9
8859-16 Latin-10 South-Eastern European
MS Windows 1250 Central European Latin
MS Windows 1252 Western (Standard Latin)
MS Windows 1254 Turkish Latin
MS Windows 1257 Baltic Latin
Adobe Character Sets
Adobe Latin-1
Adobe Latin-2
Description
Cinema Bold is an ode to Neuzeit Grotesk (W. Pischner, 1928). It stands apart from the geometric typefaces of the 1920s and 30s that are often considered standard models. The medium weight exudes a “grotesk” atmosphere — a certain roughness visible in the openings of letters like e, c, g, C, G — while also featuring a flat-ended S and s. Compared to Erbar or Futura, it is notable for its short ascenders and even more reduced descenders, which make it function effectively as a clean, utilitarian sans-serif (linéale). The joins of letters such as A, V, W, N, v, w are sturdy rather than sharp. Cinema preserves these specific features, as well as the very essence of Stempel’s original Neuzeit: the contrast in proportions between vertical and round letters. The result is a rhythm that is both distinctly geometric and softened by these individual quirks. Neuzeit was arguably less widely used due to the overwhelming success of Futura. However, one notable use of Neuzeit was by Hans Hillmann for Neue Filmkunst Walter Kirchner, between 1955 and 1975. The posters and catalogs collected from this era served as the foundational inspiration for the project. Two well-known variations of Neuzeit include Neuzeit S (for Siemens, 1966), which radically diverged from the original, and DIN Neuzeit from the 1970s, designed for signage. The latter included a double-story “a” originally intended as an alternate, and further strayed from the source by losing the distinctive contrast between verticals and rounds. This tendency continues in many digital versions developed since the 1990s. Some letters remain particularly noteworthy: the J, which aligns its bar with the tail; the sharply angled M; and the forms of R, e, u. The subtle typographic choices seen in Hillmann’s posters, along with the fine punctuation details from WK programs, are also reflected in this design.
Information
Design
Year
Availability
Release
Styles
Files formats
Glyphs
Single style
Alex Lescieux
2023
2023
2025
1
otf, ttf, woff, woff2
959
From 90€
OT Features
aalt
ccmp
locl
subs
sinf
sups
numr
dnom
frac
ordn
lnum
pnum
tnum
onum
case
liga
ss01
ss02
ss03
ss04
ss05
ss06
ss07
Access All Alternates
Composites
Localized Forms
Subscript
Scientific Inferiors
Superscript
Numerators
Denominators
Fractions
Ordinals
Lining Figures
Proportional Figures
Tabular Figures
Oldstyle Figures
Case-Sensitive Forms
Standard Ligatures
Alternate a
Alternate u
Alternate r
Circled Numbers
Black Circled Numbers
Thin Punctuation
Alternate Dieresis
Languages
Acheron, Achinese, Acholi, Achuar-Shiwiar, Afar, Afrikaans, Aguaruna, Alekano, Aleut, Algonquin, Amahuaca, Amarakaeri, Amis, Anaang, Andaandi, Anuta, Ao Naga, Apinayé, Aragonese, Arbëreshë Albanian, Arvanitika Albanian, Asháninka, Ashéninka Perené, Asturian, Asu (Tanzania), Aymara, Balinese, Banjar, Bari, Basque, Batak Dairi, Batak Karo, Batak Mandailing, Batak Simalungun, Batak Toba, Bemba (Zambia), Bena (Tanzania), Bini, Bislama, Bikol, Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo, Bosnian, Breton, Buginese, Candoshi-Shapra, Caquinte, Caribbean Hindustani, Cashibo-Cacataibo, Cashinahua, Catalan, Cebuano, Central Aymara, Central Kurdish, Central Nahuatl, Chachi, Chamorro, Chavacano, Chiga, Chiltepec Chinantec, Chokwe, Chuukese, Cimbrian, Cofán, Congo Swahili, Cook Islands Māori, Cornish, Corsican, Creek, Crimean Tatar, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dehu, Dutch, Eastern Arrernte, Eastern Oromo, Efik, Embu, English, Esperanto, Ese Ejja, Estonian, Faroese, Fijian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Friulian, Gagauz, Galician, Ganda, Garifuna, Ga’anda, German, Gheg Albanian, Gilbertese, Gooniyandi, Gourmanchéma, Guadeloupean Creole French, Guarani, Gusii, Haitian Creole, Hani, Hawaiian, Hiligaynon, Hiri Motu, Ho-Chunk, Hopi, Huastec, Hungarian, Hän, Icelandic, Ido, Igbo, Iloko, Inari Sami, Indonesian, Interglossa, Interlingua, Interlingue, Irish, Istro-Romanian, Italian, Ixcatlán Mazatec, Jamaican Creole English, Javanese, Jola-Fonyi, K'iche', Kabuverdianu, Kaingang, Kala Lagaw Ya, Kalaallisut, Kalenjin, Kamba (Kenya), Kaonde, Karbi, Karelian, Kashubian, Kekchí, Kenzi/Mattokki, Khasi, Kikuyu, Kimbundu, Kinyarwanda, Kituba (DRC), Klingon, Kongo, Konzo, Kuanyama, Kven Finnish, Kwambi, Kölsch, Ladin, Ladino, Latin, Latgalian, Latvian, Limburgish, Ligurian, Lithuanian, Lojban, Lombard, Low German, Lower Sorbian, Luba-Lulua, Lule Sami, Luo (Kenya and Tanzania), Luxembourgish, Macedo-Romanian, Malagasy, Malay, Maltese, Mandinka, Mandjak, Mankanya, Manx, Maore Comorian, Māori, Mapudungun, Marshallese, Matsés, Mauritian Creole, Meriam Mir, Meru, Minangkabau, Mirandese, Mískito, Mohawk, Montenegrin, Munsee, Murrinh-Patha, Mwani, Naga Pidgin, Nauruan, Ndonga, Neapolitan, Ngazidja Comorian, Niuean, Nobiin, Nomatsiguenga, North Marquesan, North Ndebele, Northern Kurdish, Northern Qiandong Miao, Northern Sami, Northern Sotho, Northern Uzbek, Northwestern Ojibwa, Norwegian, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Novial, Nyanja, Nyankole, Occitan, Ojitlán Chinantec, Old Prussian, Orma, Oromo, Oroqen, Palauan, Paluan, Pampanga, Papantla Totonac, Papiamento, Papiamento (Aruba), Papiamento (Curaçao), Pedi, Picard, Pichis Ashéninka, Piemontese, Pijin, Pintupi-Luritja, Pipil, Pohnpeian, Polish, Portuguese, Potawatomi, Purepecha, Páez, Quechua, Romanian, Romansh, Rotokas, Rundi, Rwa, Samburu, Samoan, Samogitian, Sango, Sangu (Tanzania), Sardinian, Saramaccan, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Sena, Seri, Seselwa Creole French, Shambala, Shawnee, Shipibo-Conibo, Shona, Shuar, Sicilian, Silesian, Slovak, Slovenian, Soga, Somali, Soninke, Sorbian languages, South Marquesan, South Ndebele, Southern Aymara, Southern Qiandong Miao, Southern Sami, Southern Sotho, Spanish, Sranan Tongo, Standard Estonian, Standard Latvian, Standard Malay, Sundanese, Swahili, Swati, Swedish, Swiss German, Tagalog, Tahitian, Taita, Tedim Chin, Tetum, Tetun Dili, Tiv, Toba, Tok Pisin, Tokelau, Toki Pona, Tonga (Tonga Islands), Tonga (Zambia), Tosk Albanian, Tsonga, Tswana, Tumbuka, Turkish, Turkmen, Tzeltal, Tzotzil, Uab Meto, Umbundu, Ume Sami, Unami, Upper Guinea Crioulo, Upper Sorbian, Uzbek, Venetian, Veps, Volapük, Votic, Võro, Wallisian, Walloon, Walser, Wangaaybuwan-Ngiyambaa, Waorani, Waray (Philippines), Warlpiri, Wayuu, Welsh, West Central Oromo, Western Abnaki, Western Frisian, Wik-Mungkan, Wiradjuri, Wolof, Xavánte, Xhosa, Yanesha', Yao, Yau, Yapese, Yindjibarndi, Yoruba, Yucateco, Zapotec, Záparo, Zhuang, Zulu
Unicode Blocks
Basic Latin
Latin-1 Supplement
Latin Extended-A
Legacy Character Sets
MacOS Roman (Standard Latin)
MacOS Central European Latin
MacOS Celtic
MacOS Croatian
MacOS Iceland
MacOS Romanian
MacOS Turkish
8859-1 Latin-1 Western European
8859-2 Latin-2 Central European
8859-3 Latin-3 South European
8859-4 Latin-4 North European
8859-9 Latin-5 Turkish
8859-10 Latin-6 Nordic
8859-13 Latin-7 Baltic Rim
8859-15 Latin-9
8859-16 Latin-10 South-Eastern European
MS Windows 1250 Central European Latin
MS Windows 1252 Western (Standard Latin)
MS Windows 1254 Turkish Latin
MS Windows 1257 Baltic Latin
Adobe Character Sets
Adobe Latin-1
Adobe Latin-2