Week 23, 2024
Releases:
Kronik Collection
Lo-ol Type
→ Alongside their new site, Lo-ol launched a collection of three contemporary typeface families: Kronik Vision (a display slab with edgy contrast choices), Kronik Grotesk (a grotesk sans interpretation), and Kronik Antik (a more text-ready version of the Kronik letterforms).
Rifugio
Apex Type Foundry
→ "The starting point for Rifugio was coming across Nebiolo’s 407 Bastone series, a quirky wide caps-only grotesque with unusual proportions and very unsubtle traits, as if Helvetica had ventured south through the Alps and indulged in one too many Campari cocktails…" Rifugio is a family of 8 roman weights ranging from Thin to Black.
Tradition
Bold Decisions
→ Tradition is "a caligraphic serif font, from the hands of Percy Delf Smith, and digitised by Mads Wildgaard in 2024" with "open forms, subtle serifs but an expressive spirit." Tradition is a two-font family of a regular and an italic style.
ME Plastic
by Mario Eskenazi Studio, published by Sudtipos
→ ME Plastic is a decorative display typeface inspired by a set of plastic alphabet letters Mario found in a toy store that became a beloved plaything with his daughters. The family of two font styles features a bold set of connected letters alongside a set of individual characters.
Seabass
Adam Ladd
→ Seabass is a wide, modern sans serif with slight reverse contrast. "It’s got California vibes.This family is ideal for display but still intriguing and useful when small." Available as a family of 14 fonts—six weights from Extra Light to Black in roman and italic styles and 2 variable fonts.
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