Caldas Life
A free display typeface born from a t-shirt printing project in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal, released as a single OTF weight.
About
Started in Latvia and reshaped during an Erasmus stay in Portugal, the design takes its name and spirit from the phrase 'Caldas Life', a shorthand for student culture in the small Portuguese city. Available as a single OTF file at no cost, it is suited to display and graphic applications rather than extended text setting. The back-story gives it a personal flavour, though the family offers little in the way of typographic range.
Classification
A display typeface with a casual, expressive character suited to graphic and apparel applications. Its origins in a t-shirt printing project suggest bold, legible letterforms designed for impact at large sizes.