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A Clarendon-based slab serif drawn by Alexey Chekulaev at Double Alex Font Studio between 1996 and 2002, offered in six styles across four weights.
About
LegenDay derives from Hermann Eidenbenz's 1953 Clarendon, retaining the bracketed slab serifs and moderate stroke contrast characteristic of that tradition. Six styles span Thin, Light, Regular and Bold, with italics at the Light and Regular cuts. The design is positioned for text-heavy editorial and magazine work.
Classification
The specimen shows sturdy bracketed slab serifs, moderate stroke contrast and the characteristic Clarendon structure of heavy serifs paired with relatively uniform stems. Based explicitly on Hermann Eidenbenz's 1953 Clarendon, placing it firmly in the Clarendon/ionic slab tradition.
Weights
ThinLightRegularBold
Languages
Latin
Tags
clarendonslab-serifclassiceditorialmagazinerevivaltextbracketed