Bering Stencil
Schrift Foundry · Dmitry Pilikov, Eugene Yukechev · 2024
A 12-style geometric stencil family derived from anonymous harbour lettering found on a lifebuoy in the Swedish village of Skärhamn, built across three widths and four weights with broad Latin and Cyrillic coverage.
About
Developed from a deductive reconstruction of an unattributed stencil letterform discovered on a lifebuoy, Bering Stencil applies a strict multi-layered modular grid to produce three widths — Condensed, Narrow and Regular — each in four weights from Thin to Bold. The white stencil gaps are treated as active compositional elements rather than structural interruptions, creating an internal rhythm that functions across both display and text settings. Language support extends to 307 Latin-based and 62 Cyrillic-based languages, totalling 369 supported languages.
Classification
A geometric stencil typeface built on a modular grid, derived from an anonymous hand-stencilled lifebuoy lettering found in a Scandinavian harbour. The stencil gaps are integral to the letterform design rather than applied after the fact, placing this firmly in the display/stencil category.