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Lamia

Lamia

by Atelier laia
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Lamia Font Family was designed by Santos Bregaña, Julen Cano Linazasoro, Maore Sagarzazu and published by Atelier laia. Lamia contains 1 styles.

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About Lamia Font Family


The Lamia font is inspired by the work of the most famous calligrapher of the Basque Country, Jose Francisco de Iturzaeta Eizaguirre (Getaria1788-Madrid 1853). His writing method was compulsory in Spanish schools since 1835. His "unpolished Spanish font" tried to be more effective than the more commercial English version by avoiding embellishments and excessive rear tearing. More akin with the liberal values imported by the French, his offerings sought uniformity, speed and efficiency to ensure that those in the less-favored echelons of society had an effective communication tool. From his "general collection of characters of European Letters" published in Madrid in 1833, we have chosen the "lower case pancilla reformed" represented in one of the prints. We have tried to reinterpret it by keeping its essence but also ensuring that it is viable for potential contemporary uses which, thanks to its good readability and effectiveness in longer texts, basically means as a decorative or display font. The upper case was generated using the lower case as a reference.

Designers: Santos Bregaña, Julen Cano Linazasoro, Maore Sagarzazu

Publisher: Atelier laia

Foundry: Atelier laia

Design Owner: Atelier laia

MyFonts debut: Apr 29, 2013

Lamia