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Pravda

ParaType · Alexey Chekulaev · 1996

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displaydecorative grotesque
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A single-weight display grotesque drawn from the headline fonts of the Soviet-era Pravda newspaper, designed by Alexey Chekulaev in 1996.

About

Designed at Double Alex Font Studio, Pravda is based on two headline grotesques created for the Pravda newspaper: Grotesque Pravda by Nina Alexandrova and Lev Malanov. Available only in a single Medium weight, it is intended for large-scale, decorative use rather than text setting.

Classification

A display typeface derived from headline newspaper grotesques, placing it firmly in the display category with a decorative, traditional character suited to large-scale use.

Weights

Medium

Languages

LatinCyrillic

Tags

displaygrotesquenewspaperdecorativetraditionalcyrillicheadline

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