What is the Magneta Condensed™ font?
To describe what inspired Magneta would be to add a little Dwiggins, throw in some Benton with a hint of Austin, wrap it up in a crisp, contemporary package and serve.
The skeleton of the family is a Garalde (like my earlier Epic) but with a desire to produce something much more transitional and contemporary, I sought to simplify, simplify, simplify. Cap and ascenders share the same height, the x-height is slightly larger than expected which should make a functional typeface for editorial, headlines or where more visually complex systems are needed. The modulation is much more intentional than historical and creates some interesting interactions between the various weights. More…
There are both Normal and Condensed widths available with 6 different weights and matching italics, small caps, oldstyle figures, swashes, stylistic and discretionary ligatures (that includes some fun majuscule ligatures in the roman styles), there is no lack of typographic goodness for the designer. To add some spice, a set of Decorative Ornaments have been created that include geometric, floral, curvilinear patterns and much more.
Magneta Condensed™ Font families
The Magneta Condensed™ includes the following font families:
- Magneta Condensed Thin
- Magneta Condensed Thin Italic
- Magneta Condensed Book
- Magneta Condensed Book Italic
- Magneta Condensed Medium
- Magneta Condensed Medium Italic
- Magneta Condensed SemiBold
- Magneta Condensed SemiBold Italic
- Magneta Condensed Bold
- Magneta Condensed Bold Italic
- Magneta Condensed Black
- Magneta Condensed Black Italic
Magneta Condensed™ Preview
Here is a preview of how Magneta Condensed™ will look. For more previews using your own text as an example, click here.
