The DC19 audio plugin interface

The interface for DC19 — a new audio plugin from Goodhertz — features a number of variable fonts. DJR’s Nickel Gothic was used for the plugin logo and display size text, while HEX Projects’ HEX Franklin was used for static control labeling. A few controls leverage Nickel Gothic’s width axis to pack words in multiple languages into regular rectangles.

HEX Franklin was also used for promotional material, including print ads and this launch video:

All interactive/dynamic type in the plugin is set with Mass Driver’s MD System, which is used throughout the Goodhertz audio plugin suite as our, well, system font.

Also featured are the unreleased Papanek by HEX Projects (used for “[A Little Weirdo]” in the top left), as well as an in-progress custom handwriting font (currently named “Ghz Hand”) by OH no Type Co (used for the word “Free” near the center of the interface).

All static interface text and promotional materials were typeset with Coldtype, while all dynamic/interactive text is set with Skia. Both libraries use Harfbuzz internally.

The full DC19 interface, including the advanced controls

A magazine ad featuring DC19 in the studio

The Korean language version of DC19, which replaces Nickel Gothic with Minjoo Ham’s Dunkel Sans, yet another variable-width face

The French version of the static interface, rendered by Coldtype before interactive elements are added to the interface in the running plugin