The name Flauvist is a mash-up of “florist” and “fauvist”. The inspiration was to create something that marries intense compressed letterforms, graceful floral curves. The typeface also mixes different terminal styles to create even more variety. When it comes to weights,

Flauvist also has an unusual approach. Normally, as the weight of a typeface changes, the contrast stays relatively stable. Which means “light” and “bold” of a high-contrast typeface would both be high contrast. However, the contrast in Flauvist increases with the weight. Flauvist Light look almost like a monoline font, while Flauvist Heavy has some rather dramatic contrasts, creating a more interesting effect, especially when used as a variable font.