Agipo
Radim Pesko · Radim Peško · 2014
An elementary grotesque by Radim Peško, built on flat 90° terminals and a tight x-height, with two regional stylistic sets and a handful of quietly eccentric glyphs that distinguish it within an otherwise plain structure.
About
Agipo occupies the ground between grotesque and geometric without belonging wholly to either. Peško's approach was selective: most characters are restrained and workhorse-plain, while a few — the G, the 1, the y — are made deliberately distinct, giving designers a recognisable scaffold with something to show. The family covers Latin and Cyrillic in three weights with italics, plus Mono, Extended and Condensed cuts, and two stylistic sets (Southern round, Northern square) that shift the texture of a text block without changing the typeface.
Classification
Elementary grotesque with selective geometric inflections. Flat 90° terminals give a mechanical quality; tall x-height and very short descenders produce a dense, graphic texture. Deliberately not a revival — Peško identified a small set of glyphs (the G, 1, y, r) to make distinctly odd within an otherwise restrained skeleton. Two stylistic sets (Southern/round and Northern/square) offer regional character alternates. Sits between Franklin Gothic-style grotesque and geometric traditions without fully committing to either.