Textworthy Serif
serifhumanist serifitalic
A pen-drawn text serif in 10 styles, combining Times-influenced upright forms with italics drawn from the Caslon and Garamond tradition.
About
The upright weights take their proportions from Times whilst the italics reference older models, namely Caslon and Garamond, producing a contrast between workmanlike roman and characterful italic. Five weights run from Light to Bold, each with a matching italic, across 542 glyphs with Latin Extended-A coverage. The family is positioned for continuous reading at 8pt and above in book, magazine and advertising contexts.
Classification
A pen-drawn serif with upright forms inspired by Times and italics drawn from Caslon and Garamond, placing it firmly in the humanist serif tradition with classical oldstyle influences.
Weights
LightRegularMediumSemi BoldBold
Languages
Latin
Tags
serifhumanisttextbookeditorialclassicalreadablelatin