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No — Aperçu isn’t listed as a free font. Colophon releases it, so licence options and pricing sit on their site.
Aperçu is a sans-serif typeface from Colophon.
Start with Colophon’s other releases — DM Sans, Basis Grotesque, Mabry, and Relative. They come from the same studio that drew Aperçu, and A1 has 21 websites using them.
Drawing of Aperçu began in December 2009, and was tried & tested throughout a number of design commissions. Aperçu aimed to create a synopsis or amalgamation of classic realist typefaces: Johnston, Gill Sans, Neuzeit & Franklin Gothic into a contemporary flavor. A sum of parts from the outset, Aperçu builds upon these initial reference points to create an extensive and usable family.
A1 features 10 websites using Aperçu, including Belle Duffner, Swim Club, and Touchy Coffee. They lean towards Sans-serif, Photography, and Video design styles, and they’re most often built with Shopify, Next.js, and Astro.
