The last typeface design by A.M.
Cassandre, intended for phototypesetting, but rejected by
Berthold and Olivetti, and not realized before Cassandre’s death in
1968. Continued by Ladislas Mandel [Corpus
typographique français].
A variant known
as Metop was used for an
epigraphic inscription at the Charles de Gaulle
airport in c. 1968. Later used in relief to write the
messages which decorated the walls of the Winter Olympics Center in
Flaine, France [Roland
Mouron].
Dan
X. Solo showed a phototype version as Cassandra.
[Solo 1992]
Thierry Puyfoulhoux released a
digital interpretation in 2003, in three styles: original,
normal, and bold. Discontinued.
In 2023, Production Type acquired the exclusive rights from
the estate of A.M. Cassandre More…
The last typeface design by A.M. Cassandre, intended for phototypesetting, but rejected by Berthold and Olivetti, and not realized before Cassandre’s death in 1968. Continued by Ladislas Mandel [Corpus typographique français]. A variant known as Metop was used for an epigraphic inscription at the Charles de Gaulle airport in c. 1968. Later used in relief to write the messages which decorated the walls of the Winter Olympics Center in Flaine, France [Roland Mouron].
Dan X. Solo showed a phototype version as Cassandra. [Solo 1992]
Thierry Puyfoulhoux released a digital interpretation in 2003, in three styles: original, normal, and bold. Discontinued.
In 2023, Production Type acquired the exclusive rights from the estate of A.M. Cassandre [announcement]. Their authorized digitization of Cassandre was made available through the Beta program in 2024, as part of the House of Cassandre collection. It was released as a retail typeface in September 2025.
