Pugliese
Brutal Types · Ramiro Espinoza · 2025
A single-weight display typeface by Ramiro Espinoza, drawing on Italian Futurist commercial lettering from the 1930s, particularly a 1935 fabric label from the Puglia region.
About
Espinoza's source material includes a 1935 Dekros brand label whose angular, dynamic letterforms embody the speed-obsessed graphic experiments of early 20th-century Italian Futurism. Pugliese translates that energy into a contemporary face built for headlines, posters and identity work, with sharp contrasts and rhythmic geometric tension. It covers Western Latin in a single style, keeping the eccentric charm of its source material intact.
Classification
A single-weight display face with sharp contrasts and geometric angularity drawn from Italian Futurist lettering traditions, placing it firmly in the display category with a historical avant-garde subcategory.