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Pressio

by Signal
Individual Styles from $50.00 USD
Complete family of 20 fonts: $400.00 USD
The Pressio Font Family was designed by Max Phillips and published by Signal. Pressio contains 20 styles and family package options.

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Pressio is a study in doing things backwards. We began with the weight that’s usually drawn last: the ultra-compressed black. This was squashed down vertically in increments to make the compressed, condensed, and regular widths, then hollowed like a dugout canoe to produce the lighter weights. The narrower bold cuts are inspired by the great mid-century skyline sanses. The widest cuts are stark, idiosyncratic, and intense. In between, 20 styles in five weights and four widths provide a broad range of expression. Forms are strict and modular. X-height is high. Curves are subtly superelliptical, and square counters add crispness. For those who prefer it, a set of stylistic alternates is available to round some of the unexpectedly sharp corners of letters like S, s, and a. Case-sensitive punctuation and delimiters are included, and a full range of diacritics provides support for over 130 languages. And it goes well with its sister family, Pressio Stencil. A guide to Pressio’s stylistic alternates and special characters can be downloaded here.

Designers: Max Phillips

Publisher: Signal

Foundry: Signal

Design Owner: Signal

MyFonts debut: Sep 23, 2017

Pressio

About Signal

Signal is a Dublin-based type foundry and drawing office run by by Max Phillips and offering 20 years of letter-making experience informed by 30 years of branding experience. We are dedicated to clarity of form, fitness for purpose, and the highest standards of craft. Our work has been recognised by, among others, the Type Directors Club of New York, Communication Arts, Graphis, and the ISTD.

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