The typeface is equipped with small caps, old-style and uppercase figures The typeface is compact, with large x-height - it would be efficient and effective in small sizes, but thanks to its bright personality can also work as a display typeface. Hands-on Piazzolla has a modern approach to proportions - widths of straight and oval glyphs are close to each other.
Expressive graphics with angulous calligraphic stroke joints - with a certain allusion to Medieval writings, Piazolla looks sharp and fresh. The typeface was named after an Argentinian musician Astor Piazolla, the revolutionizer of tango. The old-style serifs are marked by open apertures, diagonal stress, low contrast, and significantly varied glyph widths. Historically, this category includes serifs dating back to Renaissance and Baroque as well as their modern revivals. Those are serif typefaces, forms of which are influenced by broad nib writing. Any bug can be turned into a feature in the hands of a daring, confident typographer, - only before taking risks, you should figure out what this bug actually is. Plus, you always have to remember that there is no such thing as forbidden means and tools in design. Our critique and our advice do not have a monopoly on the truth - that’s just an expert review by three professionals sharing the same values. Sadly, browsing Cyrillic fonts is still like walking in a minefield but there is also some good news.
SMALL CAPS LATIN MODERN ROMAN FREE
Today, a free font doesn’t necessarily mean a bad one. Type designer, partner at CSTM Fonts and type.today.Works with CSTM Fonts and Samarskaya & Partners Type designer, graduate of Ilya Ruderman’s course at BHSAD (Moscow) and Plantin Institute of Typography (Antwerp).
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