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Alameda

RNS Fonts · Yorlmar Campos

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Alameda specimen from RNS Fonts

A single-weight didone display serif with pronounced drop terminals and extreme thick-thin contrast, drawing on the Bodoni and Didot tradition with a decorative flourish.

About

Designed by Yorlmar Campos at RNS Fonts, Alameda pairs the extreme stroke contrast of the Bodoni-Didot lineage with distinctive drop terminals that give the face an ornamental character suited to headlines and editorial display work. The current offering comprises one Roman style, with an italic variant announced as forthcoming. OpenType features include stylistic alternates, case-sensitive forms, standard ligatures and fractions.

Classification

A high-contrast display serif in the Didot and Bodoni tradition, characterised by pronounced thick-thin stroke contrast, delicate hairlines and audacious drop terminals. Designed solely for display use with a single Roman style.

Weights

Regular

Languages

Latin

Tags

displaydidonehigh-contrastromanticserifeditoriallatin-americadecorative