Gardino
Nasir Udin Studio · Nasir Udin · 2025
An eight-weight display serif family inspired by Art Nouveau letterforms, drawing directly from Radium, Arnold Böcklin and Hobo.
About
Gardino covers eight weights from Thin to Black, offering a broad tonal range suited to headlines, book covers, magazines and branding work. Its hand-lettered character references the decorative exuberance of La Belle Époque, with organic curves and period-appropriate detailing. The family supports over 200 languages through an extended Latin character set of 495 glyphs, including a range of OpenType features such as contextual alternates, stylistic alternates and historical forms.
Classification
Gardino draws explicitly from Art Nouveau typefaces such as Radium, Arnold Böcklin and Hobo, placing it firmly in the decorative display serif tradition. Its organic, hand-lettered influences and era-specific styling distinguish it from conventional text serifs.