Árida
Latinotype · Alfonso García · 2020
A five-weight humanist sans by Alfonso García, inspired by the cacti and semi-desert landscape of San Juan, Argentina, with sharp detailing at display sizes that softens at smaller scales.
About
Designed in homage to the Argentinian city of San Juan and its arid Cuyo region, the typeface draws on the visual character of cacti to balance aggression at large sizes with approachability in text settings. The Regular comes with a matching italic and both contain extensive OpenType support, including small caps, multiple figure styles, ligatures and stylistic alternates. The family spans five weights from Regular to Black.
Classification
A humanist sans with sharp, cactus-inspired detailing that softens at text sizes. The organic, pointed terminals reference desert vegetation while maintaining legibility across weights.