FONTLOG for the Gyrotrope font

Overview

Gyrochrome is a wide, rounded, geometric sans-serif inspired by typefaces
of the 1960s such as Microgramma and Eurostile, as well as contemporary
takes on the genre such as Vernon Adams' Michroma
(https://github.com/vernnobile/Michroma-font).

Like Gyrochrome (https://github.com/dmoles/gyrochrome-font) — a
direct derivative of Michroma that was my first attempt at a typeface in
this genre — Gyrotrope exists because I needed a 1960s-futurist typeface
for a project, in a rounded style and a range of weights, on a DIY budget.
As I said of Gyrochrome, if you find it useful, I'm happy, but if you can
afford a real typographer you should definitely hire one.

Gyrotrope is available in two versions, the original _Gyrotrope_ and
_Gyrotrope Text_. Gyrotrope Text has redrawn symbols and punctuation,
better kerning, and more glyphs, as well as slightly different metrics and
proportions, and I recommend it over the original for most applications.
That said, while the original is no longer under active development, issue
reports are welcome for both.

Both are available in six weights, from Regular (400) to Black (900).

-- David Moles, 2025-05-20

ChangeLog

26 July 2026 (David Moles) Gyrotrope Text v 1.007
- Increase gear hub size

26 July 2026 (David Moles) Gyrotrope Text v 1.006
- Added black star (u2605), gear (u2699), gear without hub (u26ed), dagger knife (u1f5e1)

20 September 2025 (David Moles) Gyrotrope Text v 1.005
- Added various media control symbols

20 May 2025 (David Moles) Gyrotrope Text v 1.004
- First "official" release of Gyrotrope Text

1 March 2025 (David Moles) Gyrotrope v 1.003
- Fix quotation mark spacing

24 February 2025 (David Moles) Gyrotrope v 1.002
- Adds further "suit" character improvements
- Reworks spacing and kerning

16 February 2025 (David Moles) Gyrotrope v 1.001
- Adds "white suit" characters (♡♢♤♧)
- Improves "black suit" characters (♥︎♦︎♠︎♣︎)

03 February 2025 (David Moles) Gyrotrope v 1.000
- Initial release
