Pontiac Font: S&C Type’s Sans Family and Layered Inline Design

The publisher’s Pontiac listing credits Fanny Coulez and Julien Saurin of S&C Type. It presents a geometric yet human sans-serif with Light, Regular, Bold and Black, each with an italic counterpart. Prepare a compact editorial proof with a heading, a paragraph and an emphasized phrase. Compare the real italic resource with the upright style at the same size rather than digitally slanting one copy and assuming it is equivalent. Keep the complete style name in the handoff so that a bold heading does not become an artificially emboldened regular font.

The makers’ Pontiac Inline package is a separate layered Art Deco design: Regular, Inside, 3D and Shadow. Its instructions describe superimposing components, for example Regular above Inside. These are compositional pieces rather than four progressively heavier text weights. Build the words in the principal layer before adding a second component. Give each layer a distinct object name, and keep a plain reference copy nearby. Add the dimensional and shadow resources independently so that an effect can be removed without replacing the wording.

Duplicate the exact text object for a layered heading, retaining its size, position, line breaks and spacing before selecting the next component. Change the component font and colour deliberately, then inspect the smallest counters and the end of each line for misregistration. Keep a short caption in a plain sans direction so that the decorative structure has room to work. Jost and Poiret One offer independent geometric and display comparisons; they do not reproduce Pontiac or its layer system. The homepage copyable character styles substitute Unicode characters rather than registering several font layers. For the broader period-inspired layout task, see the Art Deco guide.