Type Specimen: October Serif - by Lucrezia Gatto

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October Serif



October serif

designed by Lucrezia Gatto


Uppercase letters

ABCDEFG H I J K L M NOPQRST UVWXYZ A

B

C

H

I

J

N

O

P

U

V

D

E

K

G

L

Q

W

F

M

R

X

S

Y

T

Z


Lowercase letters

abcdefg hi j k l mn o p q r s t u v w x y z a

h

b

c

i

d

j

o

p

u

v

k

e

l

f

m

g

n

q

r

s

t

w

x

y

z


Numbers

01234 0

1

2

3

4

56789 5

6

7

8

9

Diacritical−mark letters

ÀÁÄÈÉÒÓÖÙÚÜ À

Á

Ä

È

É

Ò

Ó

Ö

Ù

Ú

Ü

àáäèéòóöùúü à

á

ä

è

é

ò

ó

ö

ù

ú

ü


Glyphs

% + − × ÷ = %

+

×

÷

=

< > @ & ~ € ` ´ <

>

@

&

~

`

´

!

?

,

.

:

;

!

?

,

.

:

;

#

*

_

#

*

_

/ \ ( ) [ ] { } /

\

(

)

[

]

{

}

«

»

«

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October was always the least

72 / 72 pt

60 / 72 pt

48 / 72 pt

dependable

36 / 72 pt

of months...

30 / 72 pt

full of

ghosts and

shadows.

48 / 72 pt

60 / 72 pt

72 / 72 pt


r

r

r r


FEATURES...

Where is October Serif born from?

October Serif was elaborated from Archer Book. The process took a long time and the final result arrived only after many steps. The name "October" reflects the idea of making this font eerie with "fang"−shaped serifs recalling to Halloween and the many stories about vampires.

100/120 pt

20/24 pt

14/24 pt


R 14/24 pt

October Serif was brought to life

during the WUP semester 2018/2019

and it is made with thicker strokes of Archer Book and with an inclination of 40°, editing all serifs of Archer Book by making some of them fang−shaped and others just more curvy than the original ones.


Spotlight on features...

72/86 pt


"fang"−shaped variation of thickness serif

"a" is closed

absence of serif

dynamic curves

thinnest line

Dark bracketed angled axis serif with for hole straight base

"fang"−shaped serif

diffent angles for serif

leg connected to the up sloping stroke


sharp angle

negative stress angle

thinner line

straight axis

hight constrast

shorter ascender

Nights straight base

dynamic curve

absence of serif

short descenders

negative stress angle for "s"


O hushed October morning mild,Thy l have ripened to the fall;Tomorrow’s wi

waste the all. Tomo row they may form a go.O hushed October morning it be wild,Should

The crows above the forest call;

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Begin the hours of this day slow. Hearts not averse to

Make the day s

being beguiled,Beguile us in the way you know.Relea

at break of day;At noon release another leaf;One

from our t

far away.Retard

the sun with gentl t;Enchant the land with amethyst.Slow, s

the grapes’ sake, if they were all,Whose leaves a dy are burnt with frost,Whose

must

clustered f

else be lost For t


48 pt.

36 pt.

The quick brown The quick brown fox

24 pt.

The quick brown fox jumps over

21 pt.

The quick brown fox jumps over the

18 pt.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

14 pt.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

12 pt.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

10 pt.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

8 pt.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

6 pt.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.


24 / 24 pt 14 / 24 pt

È ancora possibile la poesia Estratto dal discorso per il Premio Nobel alla Letteratura di Eugenio Montale (12 dicembre 1975) "Si potrebbero moltiplicare le domande con l'unico risultato che non solo la poesia, ma tutto il mondo dell'espressione artistica o sedicente tale è entrato in una crisi che è strettamente legata alla condizione umana, al nostro esistere di esseri umani, alla nostra certezza o illusione di crederci esseri privilegiati, i soli che si credono padroni della loro sorte e depositari di un destino che nessun'altra creatura vivente può vantare. Inutile dunque chiedersi quale sarà il destino delle arti. È come chiedersi se l'uomo di domani, di un domani magari lontanissimo, potrà risolvere le tragichecontraddizioni in cui si dibatte fin dal primo giorno della Creazione (e se di un tale giorno, che può essere un'epoca sterminata, possa ancora parlarsi)."

12 / 14 pt


The End

October #10 Ottobre #10 Oktober #10 72 pt./86 pt.



Faculty of Design and Art Free University of Bolzano − Bozen Typeface designed by Lucrezia Gatto WUP 18/19 Prof. Antonino Benincasa Gian Marco Favretto Maximilian Boiger Calligraphy Workshop by Mag. Art. Eva PĂśll Font created with Illustrator & Fontself


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