Eye chart alphabet for your business

 

Design firm ANTI Hamar has created a typeface based on the traditional eye chart. It's called OPTICIAN SANS

Design firm ANTI Hamar has created a typeface based on the traditional eye chart. It’s called OPTICIAN SANS

This uncompleted alphabet has been seen by millions when testing their visual acuity by an eye doctor. Optician Kay Louise Sloane created these letters in 1959 as a successor to the Snellen chart, produced a hundred years before that since then they’ve been limited to these 10 letters. Up until now. “We based the typeface on the same 5×5 grid as the original optotype letters and completed the full alphabet including numbers and special characters,” – say creators of ANTI Hamar firm (Norway). It’s called OPTICIAN SANS. The effort began as a rebranding for the optical shop in Norway that wanted to deliver the messages to its customers as clear as possible. 

Snellen chart was developed in 1862 to measure visual acuity. Sloan chart was developed in 1952, with the same proportions, but without serifs. Optician Sans was developed in 2018 as fully functional facetype (originally for branding for the optical store in Norway).

Snellen chart was developed in 1862 to measure visual acuity. Sloan chart was developed in 1952, with the same proportions, but without serifs. Optician Sans was developed in 2018 as fully functional facetype (originally for branding for the optical store in Norway).

Not a bad idea. You can also try this typeface for your business. Maybe it’s the best font for advertising 🙂 The new font is free at

https://optician-sans.com

That’s how our name in Optician Sans looks like:

ProvidenceOptical-OpticianSans

Snellen chart at a doctor office at South Dakota original 1880 Town

Snellen chart at a doctor office at South Dakota original 1880 Town

Nano-Plating treatment by Blackfin

Photo: Nicola Del Din, CEO of the company in Milano, 2016

Nicola Del Din, CEO of the company in Milano, 2016

Blackfin introduced its new optical styles that “takes titanium to the next level.”
This collection include 10 best selling models that are now available in innovative new finishes – Blackfin Nano-Plating treatment which is an exclusive process patented by the company. The shiny new finishes include pale amber, ancient rose gold, obsidian black , gold and imperial yellow. “Blackfin Nano-Plating is a treatment in which metal particles are vaporized in a vacuum, inducing sublimation that enables the particles to be deposited atom-by-atom onto the surface of the frames to obtain a final chromatic effect. Blackfin Nano-Plating makes it possible to create a frame of exceptional beauty with amazing coloration that is long lasting and resistant to wear and tear. Blackfin Black Edition: the unmistakable Blackfin style with an extra touch of exclusivity,” the company said.

As you know, Blackfin (Italy) works only in titanium. The fronts of eyewear made of pure titanium (which is 90% titanium, 6% aluminum and 4% vanadium) and the temples of beta-titanium (which is alloy of many elements)for flexibility.

2019 Blackfin collection at Providence Optical

2019 Blackfin collection at Providence Optical

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SANDBRIDGE by Blackfin in Black/Brown-and-Pale Amber Gold

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Charlestonby Blackfin in Matte Black-and-Imperial Yellow