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May 6, 2022

A Dynamic Digital Font from an Ancient Tradition

The letterforms that we now accept as the historical standard for printing latin alphabets were developed in Italy around the end of 1400. Deriving from Roman capitals and from italic handwriting, they soon replaced the blackletter letterforms that were used a few years before by Gutenberg for h...

April 15, 2022

The Ultimate Humanist Typeface for 2022

Regarding the stellar Centrale Sans Pro, Typedepot states, "finally we are ready to end this five-year journey and present you the typeface as we have always intended it to be." Centrale Sans is "a humanist typeface incorporating elements from the more rationally constructed grotesque fonts. Its...

September 24, 2021

Achtung! Pay Attention to Mikolaj Grabowski

Mikolaj Grabowski will help you take charge of everything. And when you become too oppressive, he will help you tear it all down. He will disabuse you of that pesky little notion called freewill, but when the day comes when you start to suspect the "freedom" inherent in obedience might not actua...

July 18, 2021

Felix Fissenewert’s Apparillo: Harmonious Contrast

Designer Felix Fissenewert designed Apparillo as a monospace font with optimized type color. Its large text blocks are easy to read and create harmonious contrast. Apparillo's rounded Terminals and technical details make it the perfect headline font. It's also suitable for technical descriptions...

January 2, 2021

Versina: A Sophisticated Calligraphic Serif Family from LatinoType

Based in Concepción and Santiago, Chile, LatinoType has established itself as one of the most influential type foundries in Latin America and one of the most well-known in the world. LatinoType was originally established in 2007 as the first digital type foundry of its kind in Chile. The name, “...

June 24, 2020

Cannon: A Contemporary and Dynamic Sans Serif From W Type Foundry

W Type Foundry originally started off under the name, Without Foundry, when it was first established by Felipe Sanzana and Diego Aravena Silo in 2012. The two men met while they were both involved in a lettering and typography degree program at the University of Chile. They took their ideas and ...

May 18, 2020

Mastro: A Versatile Serif Family in Four Styles, New from Ndiscovered

Ndiscovered is a type foundry and studio based in Lisbon. Established by Natanael Gama, Ndiscovered offers a variety of serif, sans serif, script, and display typefaces to suit design projects of all kinds. Natanael found his way to the field of typography while working on his university studies...

May 11, 2020

Neogrotesk: A Workhorse Contemporary Sans Serif Family From Los Andes Type

Los Andes Type was born as a secondary studio venture that emerged from LatinoType, the first digital type foundry established in Chile in 2007. Founded by Daniel Hernández, Miguel Hernández, and Luciano Vergara, LatinoType offers an incredibly wide variety of type designs in a range of styles. ...

January 1, 2020

An Elegant Slab Serif From Untype Foundry: Rogliano Pro

Based in Santiago, Chile, Untype Foundry is a small independent type foundry established by Rodrigo López Fuentes and Sergio Leiva Whittle in 2017. Rodrigo first became involved in the printing business at just 12 years old, later attending the University of Chile to receive his degree. He went ...

October 22, 2019

Bionik: A Softly Squarish Serif, New From Fontador

Based in Hamburg, Germany, Fontador is a small independent type foundry that offers type design with an emphasis on corporate design, branding, and identity. The foundry was established by Arne Freytag, a graphic designer and typographer who has been working as a freelancer for nearly 20 years. ...

September 4, 2019

A Contemporary Blackletter Type Family From Zetafonts: Kitsch

Established by Francesco Canovaro, Debora Manetti, and Cosimo Lorenzo Pancini, Zetafonts is one of Italy’s most well-known and respected type foundries. The Florence-based studio is dedicated to crafting fonts that will stand the test of time, regardless of how popular design styles come and go....

June 26, 2019

Hermann: A Beautiful Text Family Inspired by 20th-Century Classic Literature

Nearly a decade ago, Felipe Sanzana and Diego Aravena met during their time spent in the same lettering and typography degree program at a local university. The pair soon discovered that they shared similar ideas about type design and their mutual appreciation for typography led them to establis...

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