I had seen a sample of this typeface a few years back when I was researching typewriter-designs, but was never able to track down a good source. In 2019 a friend (and ↗ talented designer) purchased photographic prints from a closure of a newspaper archive and who’d believe it, all the images were labeled with this exact typeface. I digitized it instantly, keeping it very straightforward with all its quirks, irregular proportions and curves. Its raw mechanic character is emphasized by bold punctuation and optional double-widths for the letters /M, /m, /W and /w.
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Family Overview (3 Styles, 6 Weights)
Bull-5 derives from a particular style of typewriter fonts that emerged in the 1960s, presumably introduced through Olivetti. To preserve its raw and mechanical character, Bull-5’s Mono style is drawn in coherence with the source material, including all its quirks and irregular proportions. It is accompanied by a proportional style (Regular) for greater legibility and a Slab-Serif style (Typewriter) to embrace another iconic characteristic of typewriter fonts. All styles are linked through bold punctuation and optional features like the double-width M, W, and their lowercase counterparts, along with typically serifed letters such as I, i, J, and j.