Recent releases #26

bb-bureau released Resum, a dot-matrix typeface designed by Benoît Bodhuin whose variable weight axis influences the dot size and, through subtle movement, the perceived resolution.

Bold Decisions supplemented with a set of heavier weights True Serif, a sturdy family distilled from a few ’60s 70’s typefaces, originally designed in 2023 by Mads Wildgaard as a companion to True Sans (2020).

Brownfox added an italic style to Booklet Serif, a typeface of slender proportions, calm rhythm, elegant ovals and nontrivial glyph designs designed by Gayaneh Bagdasaryan and Vyacheslav Kirilenko, originally released in 2024 as the serif companion to Booklet Sans.

Céline Hurka published on Future Fonts an update to Seasummer, the single-weight, all-caps informal script based on the handwriting of illustrator and sea rescue activist Adrian Pourviseh. The new version includes a Cyrillic character set designed by Stefaniia Bodnia.

Collletttivo released Ronzino, a neutral sans serif influenced by Arial (Monotype, 1982), designed by Luigi Gorlero and Nunzio Mazzaferro for the foundry’s website and communication.

CoType released the Aeonik Condensed and Aeonik Extended families designed by Mark Bloom, enlarging the Aeonik collection initially developed in collaboration with Joe Leadbeater. The character set across the collection was expanded to support Vietnamese, Cyrillic, and Greek scripts. The regular-width family has additionally received support for Arabic (designed by Bahman Eslami and Maryam Golpayegani), Hebrew (designed by Fontef), and Thai (designed by Cadson Demak).

DJR updated Ottavio, a dynamic humanist sans informed by cycling and the idea that an inherently unbalanced object can achieve balance through a sense of constant motion, with thicker weights, small caps, and italic styles. It was originally designed by David Jonathan Ross for Caterina Piatti (of Reber 41) to celebrate the 100th anniversary of her great-grandfather Ottavio Bottecchia’s victory in the 1924 Tour de France.

F37 Foundry added support for Arabic to F37 Neuro, a sans serif that layers Swiss Style sensibilities on top of Johnston (1916), originally designed by Rick Banks in 2019. The update adds Leo Philp and Shaka Bovand to the design credits.

FDI Type released FDI Wunder, a revival by Ralf Herrmann of Laudahn-Kanzlei (Bauer, 1913) produced from the original letterpress fonts. Initially offered in 2023 as a free download for Typography.guru supporters, it is now available for general licensing. Along with a faithful blackletter digitization, FDI Wunder includes a variant with romanized letterforms.

Giulia Boggio expanded to a multiweight family the condensed display sans serif Feraz Condensed, initially released in 2024 as a single style.

Also designed by Giulia Boggio, the high-contrast sans Revetra is now available from Gradient as a family of four weights. It was initially released in 2024 as a single style through the designer’s own label.

Identity Letters finalized the design for Werkdruck, a bracketed serif typeface of Modern/Scotch influence designed by Moritz Kleinsorge. It was first published as an early-access release in 2021 as the serif counterpart to Werksatz (2020), a grotesque also referencing the turn of the century.

JTD Type published on Future Fonts an update to Enfilade, a condensed grotesk with four optical variations initially designed by James Hultquist–Todd in 2023. The new version captures the four optical sizes, along with the range of weights, in a dual-axis variable font.

Marmite Defontes released Metaplasm, a compressed neo-retro sci-fi display sans of variable width designed by Guillaume Berry, available in solid and sliced variants.

Optimo renamed Signa77, the subtly flared typeface originally designed by Team’77 for Bobst Graphic’s Lettre d’Or 1978 competition and reissued last month, to Signa Set.

Pangram Pangram finalized Lettra Mono, a monospaced uniwidth serif typeface designed by Francesca Bolognini and Mathieu Desjardins, first published in November 2024 as an early-access release.

Positype released Greed, a single-style, high-contrast serif typeface inspired by the intricate lettering of U.S. currency, designed by Neil Summerour.

Production Type released Terrane, a humanist collection conceived by Emmanuel Besse as a low-contrast sans-serif paired with a serif typeface of identical proportions. In its sans variant, it appears to incorporate the influence of Antique Olive (Fonderie Olive, 1962), while for its serif counterpart the Petit Serif-inspired approach stands apart as a thoughtful and functional reimagining of classical forms but also of some photo-lettering exploration of the 70s such as ITC Quorum (ITC, 1977).

Proof of Words added to their catalog PoW Savon, a Garamond-inspired serif typeface designed by Fanny Hamelin, Loan Bottex and Léo Guibert. Initially designed in 2018, including a bold style by Marion Sendral [fontsinuse.com], it is now reissued by PoW in a single-weight roman/italic pair as an early-access release.

R-Typography released Ramboia, a softened all-curves, no-corners interpretation of Jean Jannon’s 17th-century types, designed by Rui Abreu.

Simplebits released Spagetty, a slab serif with softened outlines inspired by the Wild East West, Ennio Morricone's spring-reverb-laden Spaghetti Western scores, sasparilla, swinging saloon doors, and 80s cartoons, designed by Dan Cederholm.

TPTQ Arabic has returned from a brief hiatus with a series of upcoming releases, the first of which is La Grotesque, a biscriptual typeface designed by Naïma Ben Ayed and Francesca Bolognini. The Latin script is inspired by early 20th-century wood type sans serifs and is paired here with the Maghrebi script, whose traits can position it as the grotesque of Arabic calligraphic styles.

Type Forward updated Garet, a geometric sans originally designed by Mirela Belova and Stan Partalev in 2021, with support for the Greek script.

TypeMates released Resonay Text, designed by Andrej Dieneš as the text companion to the layered chromatic Resonay (2021). It shares with its display precursor an extensive set of swashes and uppercase ligatures.

TypeRepublic released Barcino, a sans serif inspired by the geometric forms and rational style of 1930s typography, designed by Andreu Balius.

Typeverything released Avena, a lightly-contrasted humanist sans designed by Andrei Robu.

TypeType introduced a revamped TT Drugs, a high-contrast sans serif originally designed in 2014 by Philipp Nurullin and Olexa Volochay. The redesign, now featuring a condensed sub-family and a two-axis variable font, has been led by Marina Khodak and Antonina Zhulkova.

Typogama released Gonia, a slab serif designed by Michael Parson to work well for both titling and body text. A distinctive feature: rather than working with a rectangular block, the serifs employ a wedge shape, with very slight diagonals on the sides and a pointed central axis.

VJ Type released Pilot, a serif typeface born from the desire to create a contemporary extended typeface of undeniable elegance, designed by Jérémy Schneider. It marks the foundry’s first deep dive into italic design.

Zetafonts released the initial version of Arrogante, a serif typeface that combines a Didone structure with calligraphic fluorishes, designed by Andrea Tartarelli, Mario De Libero, and Cosimo Lorenzo Pancini.

Mezura, a uniwidth, biscriptual typeface that combines Naskh-style Arabic calligraphy with old-style Latin seriffed letterforms, designed by Cosimo Lorenzo Pancini.

Arsenica Condensed, a serif typeface designed by Francesco Canovaro, Filippo Sgarlata, and Mario De Libero that builds upon the foundation of the original Arsenica family, blending historical influences with a modern design sensibility to create a condensed version optimized for impactful, space-saving use in contemporary design.