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Gustan Densa

Lux Typo · Greg Lindy · 2018

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Gustan Densa specimen from Lux Typo

A two-style ultra-black display typeface by Greg Lindy, extending the Gustan Collection with contextual alternates and titling features designed for tight, even-coloured settings.

About

Gustan Densa occupies the extreme heavy end of the Gustan Collection, available in Ultra Black and Ultra Black Condensed. OpenType contextual alternates subtly adjust character attributes to tighten spacing and balance colour, while titling alternates and numeral variants add compositional flexibility. The design amplifies certain personality traits from the original Gustan rather than simply adding weight, giving Densa a distinct voice within the family.

Classification

An extremely heavy display typeface in the ultra black weight range, designed as a companion to the Gustan Collection. Its condensed and ultra-heavy proportions place it firmly in the display category, with no intermediate weights available.

Weights

Ultra Black

Optical sizes and widths

standardCondensed

Family

Gustan Densa Ultra BlackGustan Densa Ultra Black Condensed

Languages

Latin

Tags

displayultra-blackcondensedheavyopentypecontextual-alternatestitlingcompanion