Sealt
Michael Rafailyk · Michael Rafailyk · 2021
A display typeface inspired by a 13th-century saltworks in Drohobych, Ukraine, with angular letterforms designed to evoke the rough, crystalline quality of salt crystals.
About
Sealt draws its concept from the oldest saltworks in Eastern Europe, founded in 1250 in Drohobych, with letterforms that feel carved and sharp. Available in Light, Regular and Bold weights plus a variable font, it covers Latin, Greek and Cyrillic scripts across more than 480 languages. The typeface has been used in real-world applications including signage for a Kharkiv metro station and a Ukrainian literary publication.
Classification
A display typeface with sharp, angular letterforms described as rough and carved, evoking the crystalline structure of salt. The geometric, rough-edged quality places it firmly in the display category rather than any conventional text classification.