Moca Black
Edito · Alan Madić · 2025
A single Black-weight reinterpretation of the early twentieth-century French wood type alphabet 'Série G', softened for contemporary titling and editorial use.
About
Alan Madić drew on the wide-set titling alphabet issued around 1920 by Jacoby & Fils in Grenoble and the Fonderie Typographique Française, preserving the density and imposing mass of the original while introducing rounder counters and smoother stroke transitions. The result trades the rigidity of industrial poster type for something warmer without sacrificing presence. Five stylistic alternates – including a double-storey 'a', a looped 'R' and a calligraphic ampersand – alongside thin punctuation variants extend its range across bold titling, editorial layouts and contemporary branding.
Classification
A single-weight black display face rooted in early twentieth-century French wood type titling alphabets, with softened outlines and rounded counters that place it firmly in the display category rather than a conventional serif or sans-serif genre.