Recent releases #20 (Dec 3, 2024)

A look at the type releases of the past week.

• Arillatype.Studio released At Chrome, a sharp, modern sans-serif font that captures the bright, intelligent, yet warm and breathing essence of present and future technology designed by Pedro Arilla.
• Atipo released Nudica Mono, the monospaced counterpart to Nudica, a typeface released earlier this year.
• Bea Korsh released the initial version of Henmania, a display typeface where ingrown strokes form torqued, forward-leaning stencils.
• Black Foundry released Ampere, a sans serif designed by Ben Harley and Solenn Bordeau.
• Blackletra released Dorival UI, a uniwidth sans loosely inspired by DIN 1451 (1931) and optimized for user interfaces, designed by Daniel Sabino and Lucas Gini.
• Blaze Type released Eternal Collection, a display serif superfamily designed by Matthieu Salvaggio and Malo Haffreingue.
• Commercial Type published Williamson Italic, a condensed display slab serif designed by Paul Barnes, in the foundry’s early-access section, the Commercial Type Vault.
• Fuerte Type released Impura, a synthesis of the Blackletter genre designed by Fermín Guerrero.
• Nouvelle Noire released NN Arosa, a sans serif that draws its inspiration from the charm and craftsmanship of classic Swiss tourism posters, designed by Edgar Walthert.
• Pizza Typefaces released Campingo Indoor, a blocky, all-caps companion to Campingo designed by Adrien Midzic.
• Proof of Words released PoW Garnier, an interpretation of Joan M. Fleischmann’s types reshaped to the proportions of Times New Roman (Monotype, 1932), designed by Fanny Hamelin.
• Sudtipos released Gothalian, a reverse-contrast Blackletter inspired by Henry Brehmer’s types from the 1890s, designed by Alejandro Paul.
• Type of Feeling released Meraki, a serif typeface inspired by the Greek feeling of pouring passion, creativity, and love into your work, designed by Julio Zukerman (via Creative Boom).
• Weltkern released TWK Continental, a sans with diverse historical influences designed by Guillaume Besson, on the newly-redesigned foundry website.

Updates and expansions:

• Blackletra expanded Gal Gothic, a sans inspired by Franklin Gothic (ATF, 1904) designed by Daniel Sabino, with narrow and condensed widths.
• FredsFonts added italics and expanded the character set for Empress, a flared serif derived from the lettering found around Hackney Village, designed by Fred Wiltshire. The typeface was originally named Vilaage.
• Naipe Foundry updated Borogodó, a high-contrast sans designed by Álvaro Franca and Felipe Casaprima, with two additional weights.
• Zetafonts updated Blacker Pro, an editorial serif designed by Cosimo Lorenzo Pancini and Andrea Tartarelli, with axes for width, weight, and optical size.

Catching up:

• Alexandre Créquer released Large, a wide serif with an increased x-height (Nov 2024).
• F37 Foundry released F37 Haggler, a condensed sans evocative of hand-painted signage and grocery store lettering designed by Rodrigo Fuenzalida (Nov 2024).
• Zetafonts released Ouverture, a condensed Didone incorporating influences from University Roman (~1968), designed by Cosimo Lorenzo Pancini and Andrea Tartarelli (Nov 2024).

In other news:

• Watch Tuscans, some intriguing questions over this singular ornamental type style, a presentation by Alejandro Lo Celso of PampaType, part of the Herb Lubalin Lecture Series.
• PampaType previously published two articles by Teresita Schultz de Carabobo on the topic of Tuscan designs, under the name With hollow feet and harlequin hats: Tuscan letters, a prank of lapidary origin? (first part, second part).
• Boom Promphan Suksumek visits the Klingspor Museum.