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.