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Magallanes Condensed

Latinotype · Daniel Hernández · 2013

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Magallanes Condensed specimen from Latinotype

A condensed neo-humanist sans serif by Daniel Hernández, spanning eight weights with true italics and calligraphic stroke influences suited to titling and editorial work.

About

Released in 2013, Magallanes Condensed draws its stroke contrast and terminal treatment from calligraphic humanist typefaces, giving it warmth within a space-efficient condensed format. Eight weights run from UltraLight to Black, each accompanied by a true italic, totalling 16 styles. Alternative glyphs are included across the family to add flexibility in magazine layouts, logotype work and editorial contexts.

Classification

A neo-humanist sans serif in condensed width, with stroke contrast and terminals drawn from calligraphic humanist tradition, placing it firmly in the humanist sans subcategory despite its condensed proportions.

Weights

UltraLightExtraLightLightRegularMediumBoldExtraBoldBlack

Optical sizes and widths

Condensed

Languages

LatinWestern EuropeanCatalanBalticTurkishCentral EuropeanRomanianPan African Latin

Tags

condensedhumanistneo-humanisteditorialtitlingmagazinesans-serifcalligraphic