A display typeface referencing the typography of sci-fi paperbacks from the ‘70s and early ‘80s. Many of the typefaces from this time and genre, originally drawn for dry transfer or phototypesetting, were never digitised as carefully as they deserved — MD Nichrome seeks to remedy this for modern technologies and styles, not by reviving any single typeface, but by capturing elements of many.

Across eight discrete weights (or one continuous variable font axis), ranging from infra-light to ultra-black, the typeface’s appearance shifts smoothly from an irregularly-proportioned, almost delicate hairline to a punchy, maximum-impact super-bold. With three sets of transformative stylistic alternates, designed to work in any combination, MD Nichrome becomes a versatile typographic palette suited to a broad range of styles, from warm and retro to cool and contemporary.