Thesis (typeface)

A humanist sans-serif font family, somewhat similar to Syntax (1968) and Frutiger (1976). It included fonts in 8 weights and 2 widths, with complementary italic fonts. A distinctive figure is the 'Q' with the detached tail, somewhat similar to that on Dwiggins' Metro; an alternate is provided for when this is unsuitable. In TheSans Condensed, each weight only includes roman and italic, but all 4 number styles can be found. TheSansMono It is a monospaced variant. 3 widths have been produced. All fonts use hanging monospaced figures. TheSansTypewriter It is a monospaced variant with ragged strokes. It included fonts in regular and bold weights in the widest TheSansMono width, with complementary italic fonts. It uses hanging monospaced figures. ==TheSerif==

It is a slab serif font family. It included fonts in 8 weights and 1 width, with complementary italic fonts. ==TheMix==

It is a slab serif font family, but using only serif on upper portion of small letters. It included fonts in 8 weights and 1 width, with complementary italic fonts. TheMixMono It is a monospaced variant. Each weight only includes roman and italic. All fonts use hanging monospaced figures. TheMix Arabic It is a variant designed by Lucas de Groot in collaboration with Arab calligrapher Mouneer Al-Shaarani. Originally two weights, Regular and Bold, were designed for the Typographic Matchmaking Project organized by the Khatt Foundation. In subsequent years, LucasFonts developed a complete family with 8 weights from ExtraLight to Black, with extensive support for marks and vocalisation signs. Simultaneously TheSans Arabic was developed. ==Offshoot font families==

Offshoot font families of the Thesis font superfamily include TheAntiqua, Nebulae, and JesusLovesYouAll. TheAntiqua is a variant based on TheSerif. It included fonts in 7 weights and 1 width, with complementary italic fonts. OpenType feature includes small caps (roman only). TheAntiqua won an award in 1999 from Type Directors Club. ==Collections==

Each of the family are categorized in following family collections: Classic, Basic, Office. Classic family includes all 8 font weights, with roman, italic, small caps roman, small caps italic, expert, expert italic in each weight. It includes hanging proportional, hanging monospaced, lining proportional, lining monospaced figures; and additional f-ligatures. Expert fonts include arrows, swashes, fraction figures, alternate styles, mathematic symbols, ornaments. Basic family includes all 8 font weights, but without small caps and expert fonts. It includes lining proportional figures (smaller than in classic). Office family only includes Regular and Bold weights, with only roman and italic in each weight. It includes hanging monospaced figures. de Groot's choice of weights to release was developed using an "interpolation theory". The optical interpolation b, in the three stems a (thinnest), b (interpolation) and c (thickest), is set to the geometric mean of a and c, i.e. b² = ac (as opposed to the linear arithmetic mean). As an amusement, de Groot also developed a number of parodic reworkings of Thesis, including Nebulae and JesusLovesYouAll. == Uses of Thesis fonts ==

- Trust in Germany" during the election in 2005. retail store • BG Group – now taken over • University of Zurich - TheSans • Marque Bretagne — TheMix • Office Depot — TheSerif • Swisscom — TheSans and TheSerif • Victoria and Albert Museum — TheSans (custom variant) • Branding for the World Exposition 2000 in Hannover, Germany – TheSans • Deutsche Welle - TheAntiqua • ARD - TheSans and TheAntiqua • Maastricht University - TheSans ==See also==