Casta
Dirty Line Studio · Hendra Maulia · 2020
A high-contrast display serif with triangular serifs and a dancing baseline, spanning nine weights and three widths for editorial and luxury branding use.
About
Casta pairs strong vertical contrast with sharp triangular serifs across 54 styles – condensed, regular and expanded widths in nine weights, each with a slanted companion, plus a variable font – giving it genuine range for display work. The dancing baseline, where letters sit at varying heights within a word, is the family's most distinctive move, adding informal energy to an otherwise formal face. Technically thorough with 429 glyphs, 28+ language support and a full set of OpenType features, though the luxury-fashion aesthetic puts it squarely in a crowded category.
Classification
High-contrast modern display serif with sharp triangular serifs and strong vertical stress. The family's most distinctive feature is a dancing baseline – letters set at varying heights within a word – which lends informal warmth to what is otherwise a formal, fashion-adjacent face. Available across nine weights and three widths (condensed, regular, expanded), plus a variable font.