Steinschaber
Typogama · Michael Parson · 2024
A single-weight Rotunda display face drawn from the letterforms of Adam Steinschaber, the first printer of Geneva, with OpenType titling capitals and typographic fleurons.
About
The design takes the Rotunda blackletter style as its foundation, translating the quirky forms, pronounced contrast and diagonal axis of a 15th-century Geneva press into a contemporary display typeface. An OpenType titling capitals set provides an alternate register for more formal or decorative composition. The family is part of Typogama's Forgotten Printer collection, accompanied by the companion face Schaberstein.
Classification
Rooted in the Rotunda blackletter style used by 15th-century Geneva printer Adam Steinschaber, the typeface exhibits pronounced stroke contrast, a diagonal axis and quirky letterforms characteristic of the southern European gothic tradition.