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Isla

Sudtipos · Alfredo Graziani, Alejandro Paul · 1898

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Isla specimen from Sudtipos

A digitisation of Eugène Grasset's 1898 poster italic, its irregular quality lending an older, historical flavour.

About

Isla revives an italic Swiss designer Eugène Grasset drew in 1898 for two of his posters, an irregular design that reads as considerably older than its date. A wealth of ligatures and alternates suit map-related design and historical publications, maintaining respect for its original flavour.

Classification

A digitisation of Eugène Grasset's 1898 poster italic, its irregular quality giving it an older, historical flavour than a conventional transitional italic.

Weights

Regular

Languages

LatinLatin Extended

Tags

serifitalicantiquemapsvintage