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FS Aldrin is a new rounded typeface available in 6 weights plus an accompanying suite of icons. Notably, FS Aldrin has even garnered praise from Buzz Aldrin, the second man ever to walk on the Moon and who inspired the font’s name.

Space travel and exploration was a constant theme throughout FS Aldrin’s development. Phil was on a mission to break new ground and this led him to Buzz Aldrin.

Phil Garnham, Fontsmith, said: ‘The openness of the circular strokes combined with its more technical, crafted aspects made a voice in my head scream “space rocket”! As a self-confessed space geek, the personality of this font presented a great opportunity to honour one of my boyhood heroes.’

Fontsmith contacted Buzz’s management team to make sure there were no intellectual property issues that needed to be addressed. Not only was Buzz happy that the font be named after him, but he also asked if he could use FS Aldrin himself. A member of Buzz’s team said:

‘Buzz and his team love the fonts and have been using them in his presentations. We hope everyone likes them as much as Team Buzz does!’