Vendetta
Emigre · John Downer · 1999
John Downer's 1999 oldstyle serif for Emigre, rooted in Renaissance calligraphic tradition with three weights and matching italics for Light and Medium.
About
Designed by John Downer, a practising sign painter and lettering artist, Vendetta brings a distinctly hand-crafted sensibility to digital type. Its calligraphic stroke modulation and carefully bracketed serifs place it in the humanist oldstyle lineage, suited to sustained text setting. The family offers Light, Medium and Bold weights, with italics available for the two lighter cuts.
Classification
Vendetta draws on Renaissance oldstyle traditions with calligraphic stroke modulation and bracketed serifs, placing it firmly in the humanist oldstyle category. Its organic letterforms reflect Downer's background in hand-lettering and sign painting.