Matthieu Cortat-Roller
29 rue Godefroy
69006 Lyon, France
mc@nonpareille.net

Retail fonts —— 205tf
Custom fonts ——— @mcnonpareille
Type Design Education —— ECAL Master Type Design
Resume upon request

During the early decades of typography, the “Nonpareille” fonts were so small in size (around 6 points) that not all type manufacturers could cut them. Hence this name, meaning “unmatched quality” (literally “none such”) in French. It is also the nickname of the Painted Bunting (Passerina Ciris).

 
John James Audubon, “Painted Bunting”, The Birds of America, Vol. III, 1840–1844.