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Baltra

Baltra®

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Baltra Font Family was designed by Dennis Pasternak and published by Galapagos. Baltra contains 1 styles.

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About Baltra Font Family


After researching the type styles contemporary graphic designers have been using over the past few years, I noticed a consistent use of Copperplate Gothic, and its derivative designs, for various corporate advertising campaigns.

That level of usage gave me the inspiration to design a display font possessing subtle characteristics of Copperplate Gothic, and various Latin Condensed designs. The font I ended up designing was semi-condensed, with more contrast between thicks and thins than in Copperplate. Baltra also has a subtle flair in its otherwise traditional lowercase, while possessing a larger than average lowercase x-height. Copperplate Gothic, on the other hand, has minimal contrast and uses small capitals for its lowercase.

After examining extensive type specimens from wood type, metal type, phototype and digital type, I was not able to find a single design possessing a majority of Baltra's characteristics. Consequently, I consider Baltra to be a truly unique design, sharing with Copperplate Gothic only its flairs on stems, and having only subtle characteristics in common with traditional Latin designs.

Designers: Dennis Pasternak

Publisher: Galapagos

Foundry: Galapagos

Design Owner: Galapagos

MyFonts debut: Jan 1, 2000

Baltra® is a registered trademark of Galapagos.

About Galapagos

Digital typefoundry of mainly ex-Bitstream staff in Littleton, Massachusetts.

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