B612 Open Source Font Family Designed for Aircraft Cockpit Displays
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Summary
B612 is an open source font family specifically designed for aircraft cockpit screens, developed through a collaboration between Airbus, ENAC, and Université de Toulouse III. The font focuses on maximizing legibility through optimized character spacing, form primitives, and harmonized spacing to improve information display in aviation contexts.
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· 5 pulledB612 is an highly legible open source font family designed and tested to be used on aircraft cockpit screens
Maximize the distance between the forms of the characters
Respect the primitives of the different letters
Harmonize the forms and their spacing
Airbus initiated a research collaboration with ENAC and Université de Toulouse III on a prospective study to define and validate an 'Aeronautical Font'
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