Hercules Neo

Contrast combined with smooth transitions and attention to detail are the magic features of Hercules family. Everything works up to present times – the power of good craft, clean, simple construction and elementar beauty are grounds for digital typography as well. Large x-height is also a legacy of the steam age, as display typefaces were primarily developed for the industrial revolution. Even in the age of artificial intelligence, nothing has changed, we need simplistic communication more than ever. Hercules is no more a revival, but an attractive, unique design, no matter it was “modern” some 150 years ago. Subhead designs have been corrected for small sizes. The range of its use is, therefore, quite extensive – from dictionaries and technical literature through magazines to art posters and advertising mate- rials. Regular: where Modern is too fragile and Century too boring, Hercules comes with its elegant forms and, at the same time, with sufficient firmness to be usable for longer texts. In its heavy, bold designs it approaches Falstaff, while in the Eco ones it has some fea- tures which are borrowed from Didot. The Text styles are perfectly adapted for sizes about 10 pt., for longest reading. It’s rounded edges are more smooth and correspond to our reading habits we used to for hundreds of years. The perception of typography is already writ- ten in DNA of an educated human and had been formed in the golden era of letterpress. Moreover, the shapes of individual letters are also cut as diamonds for timeless aesthetics. We call this the “Classicistic Antiqua”. The Small designs are best for captions, footnotes or pic- ture credits right at the edge of the image... The “Eco” styles may re- semble the shapes of old typewriters and that’s correct – they were invented simultaneously with these marvelous typefaces from the fin de siecle. The range of its use is, therefore, quite extensive – from dictionaries and technical literature through magazines to art post- ers, corporate identities and advertising materials. [stormtype.com]

Initially named Hercules, updated in February 2025 and renamed to Hercules Neo.