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Mackay

by René Bieder
Individual Styles from $39.00 USD
Complete family of 14 fonts: $249.00 USD
The Mackay Font Family was designed by René Bieder and published by René Bieder. Mackay contains 14 styles and family package options. More about this family

About the family


Mackay is a powerful transitional serif in 6 weights plus matching italics, designed for screen and print. The eccentric serifs on uppercase letters like E, F, L and T are inspired by Alexander Kay’s “Ronaldson” from 1884, working as the starting point for the family. The lowercase letters follow the traditional Antiqua model with attributes tracing back to drawings from the early 20th century. The “grotesk” lowercase a, as well as the sharp lowercase s, derived from the closed shapes of uppercase letters like C, G or S, create a compact and bold appearance while a large x-height and small descenders add a modern look. In favor of a dynamic and elegant impression, the design of the italic cuts come with a strong calligraphic influence. This results in completely new shapes for letters like lowercase a or g, ensuring a smooth integration into their surrounding letters while maintaining a distinctive appearance when combining with romans. The family comes with a variety of opentype features like case sensitive shapes, old style figures, fractions, ordinals and many more. Additional attention was given to the standard and discretionary ligatures, extending the structure of the basic glyphs with elegantly designed letter combinations for g/i, i/t or s/t. According to their dynamic architecture, the italic weights are equipped with additional initial swash characters to subtle accentuate the calligraphic roots. As a result of a high stroke contrast the family works great in paragraphs with medium to large font sizes like headlines, short paragraphs or logos. With its 12 cuts, the family meets all requirements on high quality typography.

Designers: René Bieder

Foundry: René Bieder

MyFonts debut: May 17, 2018

Mackay

About René Bieder

René Bieder is a German type designer and the founder of Studio René Bieder, an independent type foundry established in 2013. With a background in graphic design and art direction, he spent several years working for both boutique and international agencies before focusing exclusively on type design. The studio’s retail library ranges from contemporary sans and serif families to monospaced and display typefaces, many of which have become widely used by designers, brands, and institutions around the world. Alongside the retail collection, Studio René Bieder develops custom typefaces for international clients across branding, editorial, corporate, and digital applications. The studio’s work has received multiple awards. Today, Studio René Bieder’s typefaces are used globally by companies, cultural institutions, and designers across a broad range of industries.

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