Kage
Balibilly · 2020
An 11-weight Didone serif with extreme stroke contrast, drawing on Neo-classical type traditions and deconstructive fashion aesthetics, available as a variable font with extensive OpenType features.
About
Rooted in 18th-century Neo-classical typography and the radical fashion sensibility of designers like Rei Kawakubo, Kage pairs a legible Didone structure with decorative alternates, ball terminals and swirling calligraphic ligatures. All 11 weights are available in a single variable font with two axes. The character set of 748 glyphs per style supports a broad range of Latin-based languages including Vietnamese.
Classification
A Didone-style serif with extreme thick-thin stroke contrast inspired by Neo-classical type of the 18th century, with deconstructive details including ball terminals and calligraphic stylistic alternates drawn from the fashion world.