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Magneta™

by Positype
Individual Styles from $25.00 USD
Complete family of 13 fonts: $195.00 USD
The Magneta Font Family was designed by Neil Summerour and published by Positype. Magneta contains 13 styles and family package options.

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About the family


To describe what inspired Magneta would be to add a little Dwiggins, throw in some Benton with a hint of Austin, wrap it up in a crisp, contemporary package and serve. The skeleton of the family is a Garalde (like my earlier Epic) but with a desire to produce something much more transitional and contemporary, I sought to simplify, simplify, simplify. Cap and ascenders share the same height, the x-height is slightly larger than expected which should make a functional typeface for editorial, headlines or where more visually complex systems are needed. The modulation is much more intentional than historical and creates some interesting interactions between the various weights. There are both Normal and Condensed widths available with 6 different weights and matching italics, small caps, oldstyle figures, swashes, stylistic and discretionary ligatures (that includes some fun majuscule ligatures in the roman styles), there is no lack of typographic goodness for the designer. To add some spice, a set of Decorative Ornaments have been created that include geometric, floral, curvilinear patterns and much more.

Designers: Neil Summerour

Publisher: Positype

Foundry: Positype

Design Owner: Positype

MyFonts debut: Jan 12, 2010

Magneta™ is a trademark of Positype.

About Positype

Positype was founded by Neil Summerour in 2000. A trained designer, lettering artist, and calligrapher, Summerour established Positype to accentuate the craft behind producing typefaces. The subtleties of mass, perfect imperfections, warmth, and uniqueness are foundational tenets to developing the foundry’s commercial offerings with the ultimate goal of producing useful and reliable fonts.These ideals are reflected in our diverse retail catalog, offering an array of fonts tailored for an extensive spectrum of applications, spanning from understated and practical to bold and ornamental. These fonts are available for licensing, adaptable for both physical and digital mediums.

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