May 8, 2000
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Just van Rossum and Erik van Blokland, the masterful boys behind the Dutch font funhaus over at LettError have just released a new engraved typeface called Federal. It’s a striking, extended serif design that appears to be loosely based on the typography from American dollar bills. Note that they plead its uniqueness. The base font can be layered using one or more of the size-optimized shading fonts included in the package.
“For instance, the shading is very sensitive to the size it is used in. Too big and the effect is lost, the lines are too rough. Too small and the lines clog up. This is remedied by a range of optical sizes for the shading.”
A massive range of textural and coloring effects can be created using these various font layers. I’ve seen layered type families before, but this is a truly fascinating application.
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