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Font Review Journal · Matt Willey · 2015
A bold, all-caps condensed display face by Matt Willey, defined by chamfered corners and rooted in late 19th-century incised newspaper headline types and early 20th-century transit signage.
About
Designed in 2015 for the Walking New York issue of the New York Times Magazine, the typeface carries genuine editorial credibility despite its single-weight, all-caps construction. Alternate Didone-style punctuation marks contrast sharply with the otherwise rigid, mechanical letterforms, giving designers the ability to shift the typeface's voice from blunt authority to knowing sophistication. Its condensed forms fill the typographic box so fully that words set in it read almost as solid graphic shapes, offering compositional weight beyond conventional text.
Classification
A bold, single-weight, all-caps condensed display face defined by chamfered corners and squared-off letterforms drawn entirely from straight lines and sharp angles. Its historical roots in late 19th-century incised newspaper headline types and early 20th-century transportation signage place it firmly in the display category.