Wausau
Yellow Design Studio · Ryan Martinson
A distressed, shadowed display slab serif with an ornaments companion font and an extensive set of alternates and double-letter ligatures to prevent repeated distress patterns.
About
Wausau pairs a worn, aged character with a shadowed slab construction suited to headline and poster use. The inclusion of ornamental caps and double-letter ligatures is a practical solution to the common problem of visually identical distressing appearing on adjacent identical letters. An Ornaments font accompanies the main weight, extending the decorative possibilities.
Classification
A slab serif with heavy distressing applied to the letterforms, giving it a worn, aged quality. The shadowed treatment and ornamental caps place it firmly in the display slab tradition.