The TTĀ Marxiana project started inĀ the late summer ofĀ 2018 and from the very beginning went beyond the traditional projects ofĀ TypeType because ofĀ the importance ofĀ preserving the historical identity. Since upĀ toĀ this point, weĀ had never before reconstructed the font from historical paper sources and with such aĀ level ofĀ elaboration and attention toĀ detail, itĀ tookĀ us two years toĀ implement this project. You can read more about all stages ofĀ the projectĀ inĀ our blog, and here weĀ will briefly talk about the result.
TTĀ Marxiana Antiqua isĀ aĀ scotch style serif, the drawing ofĀ which carefully preserved some ofĀ the artifacts obtained byĀ printing, namely dot gain, aĀ slight deformation ofĀ the letters and other visual nuances. TTĀ Marxiana Antiqua has anĀ interesting stylistic set that imitates the old setting and inĀ which some ofĀ the signs are made with deliberate sticking orĀ roughness. Using this set will provide anĀ opportunity toĀ further simulate the setting ofĀ that great time.
TTĀ Marxiana Grotesque isĀ aĀ rather thick and bold old grotesk. Its drawing also maximally preserved the defects obtained during printing and characteristic ofĀ its paper reference. InĀ addition toĀ pre-revolutionary spelling, TTĀ Marxiana Grotesque has aĀ decorative set with anĀ inversion. This isĀ aĀ set ofĀ uppercase characters, numbers and punctuation, which allows you toĀ type inverse headers, i.e. print white onĀ black. AsĀ aĀ result ofĀ using this set, you get the text against black barsāthis way ofĀ displaying was very characteristic for print advertising atĀ the turn ofĀ the century. InĀ addition, about 30Ā decorative indicator stubs were drawn for this set: arrows, hands, clubs, etc.
TTĀ Marxiana Elzevir isĀ aĀ title orĀ header font and isĀ aĀ compilation ofĀ monastic Elzevir that were actively used inĀ the Ā«NivaĀ» magazine for all its prints. Unlike the antiqua, TTĀ Marxiana Elzevir has sharper forms, and the influence ofĀ deformations from typographic printing isĀ not asĀ noticeable inĀ the forms ofĀ its signs. This isĀ primarily due toĀ the specifics ofĀ its drawing and the fact that itĀ was usually used asĀ aĀ heading font and was printed inĀ large sizes. The height ofĀ the lowercase and uppercase characters ofĀ Elsevier isĀ the same asĀ the heights ofĀ the antiqua, but the font isĀ more contrasting and lighter, itĀ has aĀ lot ofĀ white and, unlike the antiqua and the grotesque, there are aĀ lot ofĀ sharp corners. AnĀ exclusive feature ofĀ the TTĀ Marxiana Elzevir isĀ anĀ alternative set ofĀ uppercase characters with swash.
ā¢ TTĀ Marxiana Antiqua consist ofĀ 625 glyphs each and and itĀ has 23Ā OT features, suchĀ as: aalt, ccmp, locl, subs, sinf, sups, numr, dnom, frac, ordn, lnum, pnum, tnum, onum, salt, calt, liga, ss01, ss02, ss03, ss04, ss05, case.
ā¢ TTĀ Marxiana Antiqua Italic consist ofĀ 586 glyphs each and and itĀ has 22Ā OT features, suchĀ as: aalt, ccmp, locl, subs, sinf, sups, numr, dnom, frac, ordn, lnum, pnum, tnum, onum, salt, calt, liga, ss01, ss02, ss03, ss04, case.
ā¢ TTĀ Marxiana Grotesque consists ofĀ 708 glyphs and itĀ has 22Ā OT features, suchĀ as: aalt, ccmp, locl, subs, sinf, sups, numr, dnom, frac, ordn, lnum, pnum, tnum, onum, salt, calt, liga, ss01, ss02, ss03, ss04, case.
ā¢ TTĀ Marxiana Elzevir consists ofĀ 780 glyphs and itĀ has 21Ā OT features, suchĀ as: aalt, ccmp, locl, ordn, frac, tnum, onum, lnum, pnum, calt, ss01, ss02, ss03, ss04, ss05, ss06, salt, c2sc, smcp, case, liga.
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