Rachel McNeil

Mezalia is a one of a kind typeface. Its shapes were strongly influenced by bastarda scripts of high medieval times. Unlike most fonts sharing similar origin, Mezalia is not just another blackletter but a fully functional text typeface, blending medieval poise and character with modern sensibilities. Stroke widths, imitating a broad nibbed pen of a scribe, fluctuate constantly giving paragraphs a characteristic vibrating texture. Despite it’s strong character Mezalia is very legible and will be an excellent choice for a book or an elegant magazine.

Mezalia has two distinct styles: straight and cursive (true italic if you will, although the word is not really correct here), which come in seven weights, from thin to black. Each weight contains a set of old-style figures, lining figures, small caps and ligatures. A separate style containing drop-cap initials is also available.

Eight years after the initial release of Brandon Grotesque, the typeface has grown into a font family of 48 styles, including a version for small sizes and a space saving condensed version. This type family was completely drawn from scratch with the look and feel of the original normal-width version. Today, Brandon supports at least 116 languages, from Latin based languages to Greek and Cyrillic.

A monospace cousin is the perfect addition to our existing Lexia family, a contemporary slab-serif design with remarkable versatility. Lexia Mono was drawn specifically with programmers and designers who work with tough compositional issues in mind. Its clean, uninterrupted rhythm and even colour make it remarkably easy to read, while its characters flow just like on a typewriter. Unlike many monospace font families which consist of only Regular and Bold weights, Lexia Mono also features a Light, stylish true italics, and box-drawing characters for terminal use.

Config Rounded is a condensed geometric sans serif with rounded corners. A sibling to Config, this typeface was influenced by geometric sans serifs with circular forms on the tops and bottoms of characters, but the proportions have been condensed by incorporating straight sides for a design that is sturdy and space-saving. It’s efficient yet friendly. Use Config Rounded for a subtle softness that still looks modern and strong. Or use Config for a sharper appearance.

The neutral design of this typeface with subtle details makes it functional for type setting in small and large sizes. With 10 weights (plus italics), there are multiple options to fit the need—black and thin for extreme uses and intermediates for more common needs. It’s clean nature allows it to be readable at small sizes, but the touch of character—as seen in the notched joints (like the n and u), rounded details (like the l and t), and horizontal/vertical terminals (like the a and e)—make it interesting at large, display sizes.

Config Rounded includes lots of OpenType features, as well as symbols to enhance your typography:

• Multiple stylistic alternates (8 stylistic sets)
• Standard and discretionary ligatures
• Case-sensitive punctuation for All Caps
• Tabular figures
• Fractions, numerators, denominators
• Superscript, subscript
• Slashed zero
• Arrows, circled numbers, geometric shapes

With over 600 glyphs, this font has extensive Latin language support (100+ Latin languages) for Western, Central, and South Eastern European.

Mezalia Sans is a logical continuation of the Mezalia family. Its shapes are based on medieval calligraphic style: the Bastarda. This time the evolution is taken a step further, as these classic shapes are merged with the straightforwardness of a modern sans-serif. This results in an original, strong yet very much usable typeface, that can hold its own in a wide range of applications.

Mezalia Sans has two distinct styles: straight and cursive (true italic if you will, although the word is not really correct here), which come in ten weights, from thin to black. This wide range ensures that whether you are looking for delicate or bold strokes (or a combination of both) you will be satisfied. Every style also contains a set of small caps (with matching punctuation). Old-style, proportional and tabular numerals are included too, along with ligatures, symbols and language support in Adobe Latin 3 range.