Releases — Proof&Co.

Successor

A faithful take on the 19th century Egyptian from Commercial Classics amalgamating the style of the genre’s pioneers.

Slab SerifKyle ReadJanuary 17, 20232023, Week 03, 03.23, Commercial Classics, Successor

Gradient Comic

A rounded sans iteration of Superior Type’s larger Gradient Collection boasting plasticine forms, striking diagonal strokes, and a delightful sensibility.

Rounded SansKyle ReadJanuary 16, 20232023, Week 03, 03.23, Superior Type

Timez

A contemporary translation of the Times New Roman model from La Bolde Vita across three unique subfamilies.

Editorial Serif, Times New RomanKyle ReadJanuary 13, 20232023, Week 01, 01.23, La Bolde Vita

Vinco

A nod to Morris Fuller Benton’s Clearface, but with more tension and edge across three optical sizes from DSType.

High Contrast SansKyle ReadJanuary 12, 20232023, Week 01, 01.23, Vinco, DSType Foundry, Optical Sizes

Loretta Display

An elegant and sharp editorial display family from Nova Type Foundry bringing fresh air and smart dimension to the digital type landscape.

Editorial SerifKyle ReadJanuary 11, 20232023, Week 01, 01.23, Loretta Display, Nova Type Foundry

Dreamboat

A gorgeous and swarthy script type family from Simonson Studio referencing baseball scripts and script styles popular during the first few decades of the 20th century.

ScriptKyle ReadJanuary 10, 20232023, Week 01, 01.23, Mark Simonson, Script

Neurath

A modern interpretation of Paul Renner’s Futura from Studio Rene Bieder, drawn with grace and tact.

Sans SerifKyle ReadJanuary 9, 20232023, Week 01, 01.23, Studio Rene Bieder

Figure

A sturdy "quirkhorse" sans from Fort Foundry inspired by gothic wood type of the 19th century.

Maro

A stencil typeface family from Typotheque that follows the logical contrast principles of letter construction until the shape is fractured at its narrowest point.

StencilKyle ReadJune 22, 20212021, Week 24, Typotheque, Maro, Nikola Djurek, Stencil, Italics

Eiko

An elegant and sharp high-contrast display serif family from Pangram Pangram, inspired by the work of Eiko Ishioka and supporting Latin and Japanese writing systems.

Display, SerifKyle ReadJune 18, 20212021, Week 23, Eiko, Caio Kondo, Pangram Pangram, Japanese

Idem

A Dwiggins-inspired editorial serif design in text and display styles from DSType Foundry.

Display, Text, SerifKyle ReadJune 16, 20212021, Week 23, Idem, Dino dos Santos, DSType Foundry, Italics, Editorial

Eliptico

A high-contrast serif with intense diagonal stress and big, round elliptical counters from Typeji, released through Future Fonts.

Display, SerifKyle ReadJune 15, 20212021, Week 23, Typeji, Future Fonts, Eliptico, Tien-Min Liao

Midnight Sans

Midnight Sans is a "warm, but idiosyncratic" flavored display sans from Colophon Foundry of several widths and sharp or rounded expressions.

Condensed, Extended, Rounded Sans, Sans SerifKyle ReadJune 14, 20212021, Week 23, Collection, Colophon Foundry, Midnight Sans, Widths

Muoto

A modernist sans serif family from 205TF, out to prove that functionalism doesn’t have to be cold and neutral, but can be “warm and softly effective.”

Geometric, Sans SerifKyle ReadJune 10, 20212021, Week 22, 205TF, Muoto, Matthieu Cortat, Italics, Functionalism

Agena Display

A display sans collection from Coppers and Brasses that “tries to bridge the gap between the expressive humanist sans typefaces of the ’60s and the modern geometric superfamilies of today.”