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Simple in its structure; sharp and generous counter-shapes which create a medium texture that calls for good page color, in addition to offering a more relaxed reading experience for each line of text: Mate.
The italics that accompany the regular style show their quality in the shading of strokes, in the counters and the unusual shapes for this style as well as the calligraphic reminiscences that give this style a different and pleasant visual rhythm.
The Small Caps (SC) style, featuring traditional proportions, completes this initial release with its medium height numbers in all styles.
The primary use for the family is in text, yet due to the constructive details of letterforms, this family can be used in larger sizes for display typography.
The February 2023 update features a bigger glyphset, fractions and some minor aesthetic modifications.
To contribute, see github.com/etunni/mate.
Designer
1Eduardo Tunni was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1963. He studied graphic design at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) and later specialized in typographic design. He co-founded the type foundry "Tipo" and some of his published there fonts were exhibited, selected and awarded around the world. For 10 years he was a teacher of the Master Career of Type Design at the UBA where he continues as external consultant. He made multilingual custom fonts for magazines, newspapers, universities, companies and countries with the collaboration of other colleagues. He has developed design methods that have been incorporated into the main typography design software that collaborates with typographic production.
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