CMM Radio is a geometric sans serif font that reimagines the classic Futura typeface.
CMM Coda is based on Dual Basic, a typeface designed in the 1960s for the IBM Selectric typewriter. It was one of the first machines where fonts could be switched via “type balls” and characters could be stored on magnetic band – thus an early analogue word-processor and important bridge technology between typewriter and computer.
Interestingly, both “typewriter” and “computer” were once terms to describe the female workforce operating the machines. Starting the late 19th century, typewriters enabled women to pursue careers such as typists, punchcard operators and telegraphists. Because women’s work used to be strongly associated with meticulousness, computing was considered well suited to women. In fact, the first people to write a computer program were women (ENIAC Six), the first software engineers in history. Thus, women have always occupied important roles in the transitioning of these technologies.
CMM Coda draws a conceptual and typographic connection between the notions of typing, coding and writing. It connects feminist histories of typewriters and software engineering with roles and visualities of monospaced and proportionally spaced typefaces characteristic for writing processes associated with typing, coding and writing.
| Pipeline Stage | A |
| Character Set | Comma Set A |
| Designed | 2020–2025 |
| Released | 2025 |
| Design & Mastering | Anna Cairns |
| Art Direction | Anna Cairns, Flo Gaertner |
Features
Stylistic Set: Normalized proportions
Stylistic Set: Alternate a
Stylistic Set: Simple 1
Contextual Alternate & Stylistic Set: Alternate Asterisk (German gender symbol)
Family
Monospaced styles
Proportionally spaced styles
CMM Coda Mono Sans
Hamburgefonstiv
Regular Regular Italic
CMM Coda Mono Serif
Hamburgefonstiv
Regular Regular Italic
CMM Coda Proportional
Hamburgefonstiv
Regular Regular Italic
In Use
Visual identity for Sonic Acts 2024 music festival
🔗 2024.sonicacts.com
Design by Anja Kaiser, Knoth & Renner
Website of design practice Zweifel
🔗 zweifel.jetzt
Now We Stand in a Crowded Gap, wall installation, at HALLE 14 in Leipzig, DE
by Spiral Threads (Hanako Emden, Sophie Florian, Anja Kaiser) in collaboration with Lea Dippold and Nygel Panasco
Exhibition design for But live here? No thanks. Surrealism + Anti-fascism, Lenbachhaus Munich
Design by magma design studio
Website for mpeg video art space in Leipzig, DE
🔗 mpeg-art.space
Design by magma design studio
Visual identity for LWD Würzburg
🔗 @lwd_wuerzburg
Design by buero bungalow
Visual identity for Kunsthalle Lübeck, DE
Design by magma design studio
Website for c0da publication platform by Katrin Mayer
🔗c0da.org
Design by Anna Cairns
Character set
CMM Radio is a geometric sans serif font that reimagines the classic Futura typeface.
CMM Coda is based on Dual Basic, a typeface designed in the 1960s for the IBM Selectric typewriter. It was one of the first machines where fonts could be switched via “type balls” and characters could be stored on magnetic band – thus an early analogue word-processor and important bridge technology between typewriter and computer.
Interestingly, both “typewriter” and “computer” were once terms to describe the female workforce operating the machines. Starting the late 19th century, typewriters enabled women to pursue careers such as typists, punchcard operators and telegraphists. Because women’s work used to be strongly associated with meticulousness, computing was considered well suited to women. In fact, the first people to write a computer program were women (ENIAC Five), the first software engineers in history. Thus, women have always occupied important roles in the transitioning of these technologies.
CMM Coda draws a conceptual and typographic connection between the notions of typing, coding and writing. It connects feminist histories of typewriters and software engineering with roles and visualities of monospaced and proportionally spaced typefaces characteristic for writing processes associated with typing, coding and writing.
| Pipeline Stage | A |
| Character Set | Comma Set A |
| Designed | 2020–2025 |
| Released | 2025 |
| Design & Mastering | Anna Cairns |
| Art Direction | Anna Cairns, Flo Gaertner |
Features
Stylistic Set: Normalized proportions
Stylistic Set: Alternate a
Stylistic Set: Simple 1
Contextual Alternate & Stylistic Set: Alternate Asterisk (German gender symbol)
Family
Monospaced styles
CMM Coda Mono Sans
Hamburgefonstiv
Regular Regular Italic
CMM Coda Mono Serif
Hamburgefonstiv
Regular Regular Italic
Proportionally spaced styles
CMM Coda Proportional
Hamburgefonstiv
Regular Regular Italic
The Standard version has all Standard letter forms set as default. (Normalized letterforms included as stylistic set.)
Computational Work
The Normalized version has all Normalized letter forms set as default. (Standard letterforms included as stylistic set.)
Computational Work
In Use
Visual identity for Kunsthalle Lübeck, DE
Design by magma design studio
Visual identity for Sonic Acts 2024 music festival
🔗 2024.sonicacts.com
Design by Anja Kaiser, Knoth & Renner
Visual identity for LWD Würzburg
🔗 @lwd_wuerzburg
Design by buero bungalow
Now We Stand in a Crowded Gap, wall installation, at HALLE 14 in Leipzig, DE
by Spiral Threads (Hanako Emden, Sophie Florian, Anja Kaiser) in collaboration with Lea Dippold and Nygel Panasco
Exhibition design for But live here? No thanks. Surrealism + Anti-fascism, Lenbachhaus Munich
Design by magma design studio
Website for mpeg video art space in Leipzig, DE
🔗 mpeg-art.space
Design by magma design studio
Character set
Comma Set C
453 characters
Basic Latin + Latin-1 Supplement + Latin Extended-A + Mac Roman + Comma Type Standards
Uppercase
A Á Ă Â Ä À Ā Ą Å Ã Æ B C Ć Č Ç Ĉ Ċ D Ď Đ Ð E É Ĕ Ě Ê Ë Ė È Ē Ę F G Ğ Ĝ Ģ Ġ H Ħ Ĥ I Í Ĭ Î Ï İ Ì Ī Į Ĩ J J́ Ĵ K Ķ L Ĺ Ľ Ļ Ŀ Ł M N Ń Ň Ņ Ñ Ŋ O Ó Ŏ Ô Ö Ò Ő Ō Ø Õ Œ P Þ Q R Ŕ Ř Ŗ S Ś Š Ş Ŝ Ș ẞ T Ŧ Ť Ţ Ț U Ú Ŭ Û Ü Ù Ű Ū Ų Ů Ũ V W Ẃ Ŵ Ẅ Ẁ X Y Ý Ŷ Ÿ Ỳ Z Ź Ž Ż
Lowercase
a á ă â ä à ā ą å ã æ b c ć č ç ĉ ċ d ď đ ð e é ĕ ě ê ë ė è ē ę f fi fl g ğ ĝ ģ ġ h ħ ĥ i ı í ĭ î ï ì ī į ĩ j ȷ j́ ĵ k ķ ĸ l ĺ ľ ļ ŀ ł m n ń ň ņ ñ ŋ o ó ŏ ô ö ò ő ō ø õ œ p þ q r ŕ ř ŗ s ś š ş ŝ ș ß t ŧ ť ţ ț u ú ŭ û ü ù ű ū ų ů ũ v w ẃ ŵ ẅ ẁ x y ý ŷ ÿ ỳ z ź ž ż
Numbers
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ⁄ ½ ¼ ¾ ⅛ ⅜ ⅝ ⅞ ₀ ₁ ₂ ₃ ₄ ₅ ₆ ₇ ₈ ₉ ⁰ ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹
Punctuation
. , : ; … ! ¡ ? ¿ · / \ - – — _ ( ) { } [ ] ‚ „ “ ” ‘ ’ « » ‹ › " '
Symbols
@ & ¶ § © ® ™ ° | ¦ † ‡ ^ % ‰ • * # ◊ Ω π
Currency Symbols
฿ ƒ $ ¢ € ₴ ₺ ₽ ₹ ₪ £ ₩ ¥ ¤
Mathematical operators
+ − × ÷ = ≠ > < ≥ ≤ ± ≈ ~ ¬ ∞ ∫ Ω ∆ ∏ ∑ √ µ ∂
Arrows
↑ ↗ → ↘ ↓ ↙ ← ↖ ↔ ↕
Comma Set C
453 characters
Basic Latin + Latin-1 Supplement + Latin Extended-A + Mac Roman + Comma Type Standards
Uppercase
A Á Ă Â Ä À Ā Ą Å Ã Æ B C Ć Č Ç Ĉ Ċ D Ď Đ Ð E É Ĕ Ě Ê Ë Ė È Ē Ę F G Ğ Ĝ Ģ Ġ H Ħ Ĥ I Í Ĭ Î Ï İ Ì Ī Į Ĩ J J́ Ĵ K Ķ L Ĺ Ľ Ļ Ŀ Ł M N Ń Ň Ņ Ñ Ŋ O Ó Ŏ Ô Ö Ò Ő Ō Ø Õ Œ P Þ Q R Ŕ Ř Ŗ S Ś Š Ş Ŝ Ș ẞ T Ŧ Ť Ţ Ț U Ú Ŭ Û Ü Ù Ű Ū Ų Ů Ũ V W Ẃ Ŵ Ẅ Ẁ X Y Ý Ŷ Ÿ Ỳ Z Ź Ž Ż
Lowercase
a á ă â ä à ā ą å ã æ b c ć č ç ĉ ċ d ď đ ð e é ĕ ě ê ë ė è ē ę f fi fl g ğ ĝ ģ ġ h ħ ĥ i ı í ĭ î ï ì ī į ĩ j ȷ j́ ĵ k ķ ĸ l ĺ ľ ļ ŀ ł m n ń ň ņ ñ ŋ o ó ŏ ô ö ò ő ō ø õ œ p þ q r ŕ ř ŗ s ś š ş ŝ ș ß t ŧ ť ţ ț u ú ŭ û ü ù ű ū ų ů ũ v w ẃ ŵ ẅ ẁ x y ý ŷ ÿ ỳ z ź ž ż
Numbers
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ⁄ ½ ¼ ¾ ⅛ ⅜ ⅝ ⅞ ₀ ₁ ₂ ₃ ₄ ₅ ₆ ₇ ₈ ₉ ⁰ ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹
Punctuation
. , : ; … ! ¡ ? ¿ · / \ - – — _ ( ) { } [ ] ‚ „ “ ” ‘ ’ « » ‹ › " '
Symbols
@ & ¶ § © ® ™ ° | ¦ † ‡ ^ % ‰ • * # ◊ Ω π
Currency Symbols
฿ ƒ $ ¢ € ₴ ₺ ₽ ₹ ₪ £ ₩ ¥ ¤
Mathematical operators
+ − × ÷ = ≠ > < ≥ ≤ ± ≈ ~ ¬ ∞ ∫ Ω ∆ ∏ ∑ √ µ ∂
Arrows
↑ ↗ → ↘ ↓ ↙ ← ↖ ↔ ↕
Comma Set B
216 characters
Basic Latin + Latin-1 Supplement + Mac Roman
Uppercase
A Á Â Ä À Å Ã Æ B C Ç D Ð E É Ê Ë È F G H I Í Î Ï Ì J K L M N Ñ O Ó Ô Ö Ò Ø Õ Œ P Þ Q R S ẞ T U Ú Û Ü Ù V W X Y Ý Ÿ Z
Lowercase
a á â ä à å ã æ b c ç d ð e é ê ë è f fi fl g h i ı í î ï ì j k l m n ñ o ó ô ö ò ø õ œ p þ q r s ß t u ú û ü ù v w x y ý ÿ z
Numbers
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ½ ¼ ¾ ¹ ² ³
Punctuation
. , : ; … ! ¡ ? ¿ · / \ - – — _ ( ) { } [ ] ‚ „ “ ” ‘ ’ « » ‹ › " '
Symbols
@ & ¶ § © ® ™ ° | ^ % • * #
Currency Symbols
$ ¢ € £ ¥ ¤
Mathematical operators
+ − × ÷ = ≠ > < ≥ ≤ ≈ ¬ µ
Comma Set B
216 characters
Basic Latin + Latin-1 Supplement + Mac Roman
Uppercase
A Á Â Ä À Å Ã Æ B C Ç D Ð E É Ê Ë È F G H I Í Î Ï Ì J K L M N Ñ O Ó Ô Ö Ò Ø Õ Œ P Þ Q R S ẞ T U Ú Û Ü Ù V W X Y Ý Ÿ Z
Lowercase
a á â ä à å ã æ b c ç d ð e é ê ë è f fi fl g h i ı í î ï ì j k l m n ñ o ó ô ö ò ø õ œ p þ q r s ß t u ú û ü ù v w x y ý ÿ z
Numbers
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ½ ¼ ¾ ¹ ² ³
Punctuation
. , : ; … ! ¡ ? ¿ · / \ - – — _ ( ) { } [ ] ‚ „ “ ” ‘ ’ « » ‹ › " '
Symbols
@ & ¶ § © ® ™ ° | ^ % • * #
Currency Symbols
$ ¢ € £ ¥ ¤
Mathematical operators
+ − × ÷ = ≠ > < ≥ ≤ ≈ ¬ µ
Comma Set A
116 characters
Basic Latin + Comma Standards
Uppercase
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Lowercase
a b c d e f g h i ı j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Numbers
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Punctuation
. , : ; … ! ¡ ? ¿ / \ - – — _ ( ) { } [ ] ‚ „ “ ” ‘ ’ " '
Symbols
@ & ° • * # %
Currency Symbols
$ € £
Mathematical operators
+ − =
Comma Set A
116 characters
Basic Latin + Comma Standards
Uppercase
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Lowercase
a b c d e f g h i ı j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Numbers
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Punctuation
. , : ; … ! ¡ ? ¿ / \ - – — _ ( ) { } [ ] ‚ „ “ ” ‘ ’ " '
Symbols
@ & ° • * # %
Currency Symbols
$ € £
Mathematical operators
+ − =