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Curiosa

Fabio Haag Type · Henrique Beier · 2023

sans-serifhumanist sansitalic
Curiosa specimen from Fabio Haag Type

A Latin sans-serif with a tilted contrast axis and asymmetrical terminals that borrow from the calligraphic pen without resorting to serifs, spanning nine weights with italic.

About

Curiosa's oblique stress axis is unusual for a sans-serif, connecting it to a calligraphic tradition more commonly expressed through serif types. Asymmetrical terminals on letters such as 'c' and 's' give the design a loose, gestural quality that sits somewhere between a formal text face and a casual display font. The family covers nine weights from Thin to Black, each with an italic, and supports 209 Latin-script languages.

Classification

A sans-serif with a tilted contrast axis derived from the calligraphic pen, giving it qualities more commonly associated with humanist serif types. Asymmetrical terminals and oblique stress distinguish it from both geometric and neutral grotesque traditions.

Weights

ThinExtraLightLightRegularMediumSemiBoldBoldExtraBoldBlack

Languages

Latin

Tags

humanistcalligraphicoblique-stresseditorialversatilecontemporarylatinsans-serif

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