Xanti typewriter is based on the historic Olivetti logo from the mid-1930s, designed by Bauhausler Xanti Schawinsky. A pioneer of what later became known as the Swiss Style, he created simple, visually striking arts. Due to political and anti-Semitic hostility, Schawinsky left Magdeburg and moved to Italy. In Milan he worked for Studio Boggeri, designing iconic affiche for Motta, Illy coffee and Cinzano... At Olivetti he co-designed numerous projects on a large spectrum from product, to exhibit and visual communications consultancy.

In his typographic approach, we can therefore clearly see the influence of his close friends Herbert Bayer, Kurt Schwitters and Jan Tschichold. In particular, Bayer designed a geometric sans-serif proposal for a universal typeface.

Xanti is a monospaced typeface that contains approximately 600 glyphs, covering all Western and Eastern Latin alphabets. Xanti is also a variable typeface, with weights ranging from light to bold and corresponding italics.

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