HEX Laureate
A digital revival of the Keystone Type Foundry's Laureate, based on the Ludlow Typograph Company's early 20th-century adaptation of the gothic display face.
About
HEX Laureate draws from a lineage running through two historic American type houses: the Keystone Type Foundry's original Laureate and the Ludlow Typograph Company's subsequent interpretation. The result is a heavy, condensed gothic display typeface suited to editorial and occult-inflected design contexts. Its specimen leans heavily into dark fantasy and ceremonial subject matter, suggesting a clear intended aesthetic register.
Classification
A revival of a turn-of-the-20th-century gothic display typeface from the Keystone Type Foundry, via the Ludlow Typograph Company's later adaptation. The all-caps, heavy, condensed letterforms are characteristic of American gothic wood-type display traditions.