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Astigmatic

von Machalski
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Komplette Familie mit 6 Fonts: $129.00 USD $90.30 USD
Die Schriftfamilie Astigmatic wurde von Mateusz Machalski entworfen und von Machalski veröffentlicht. Astigmatic enthält 6 Stile und Familienpaketoptionen. Mehr über diese Familie

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Astigmatic is an original reinterpretation of geometric grotesques from 1960–1989, a period when printing and typesetting technologies actively shaped letterforms. The tension between geometric precision and occasional “pulsation” of form emerged from the realities of working with Letraset, phototypesetting, and hand-traced lettering for design projects. It was in these processes that slight shifts, ink spreads, and imperfections creating truly unique characters. Astigmatic consciously embraces this visual language, treating the “error” as an expressive value rather than a flaw. The typeface has a strong, poster-driven character and works especially well in visual identities, titles, posters, and covers. One of its key inspirations is the work of Rosław Szaybo, particularly his designs for Krzysztof Komeda, rich in rhythm, tension, and visual ambiguity. Astigmatic does not pretend to be neutral; instead, it builds a narrative and insists on being noticed. Design team: Mateusz Machalski, supported by: Weronika Kanigowska, Małgorzata Bartosik & Borys Kosmynka

Designer: Mateusz Machalski

Foundry: Machalski

MyFonts Debüt: Apr 6, 2026

Astigmatic

Über Machalski

Dr hab. Mateusz Machalski, Associate Professor (b. 1989) – Vice-Rector for Artistic Affairs at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Designer, typographer, lecturer and researcher specializing in visual communication and graphic design. He graduated with Rector’s Honours from the Faculty of Graphic Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (2009–2014), where he currently teaches at the Multimedia Artistic Creation Studio. Named Designer of the Year 2019 at the Polish Graphic Awards, he has been repeatedly awarded in national and international competitions, including KTR, Ascender 2018 – Type Directors Club New York, MUSTHAVE, The DieLine, Red Dot Design, The Best of Design 2018 – Klub Twórców Reklamy, and Animator 2020 – DESIGN ALIVE. He is a five-time recipient of the Polish Ministry of Culture’s scholarship, a laureate of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education’s scholarship for outstanding young researchers, and of the “Young Poland” programme by the National Centre for Culture. He was awarded the Centennial of Regained Independence Medal by the President of Poland. He is a curator and member of the programme board of the International Poster Biennale in Warsaw, and Art Director of the magazines newonce paper and Warsawholic. He has created more than 80 typeface families – including numerous corporate and multi-script designs – and over 200 visual identities for companies, institutions and cultural events. His fonts are distributed through platforms such as Google Fonts, Adobe and Monotype, and his clients include leading Polish and global brands. He has led teams digitizing key works of Polish typography, including “Półtawski Nowy”, “BRYGADA 1918” (launched at the Presidential Palace), and carried out the long-term “Bona Nova” project together with Andrzej Heidrich – the designer of Polish banknotes. He co-created Typoteka – the first Polish index of typography (1474–2024). Co-founder of the first Polish type foundry – Capitalics. He is also the author of numerous texts, articles and exhibitions on graphic design and visual culture, as well as the “Creative Typography” course published by Design Practice. He conducts research projects, workshops and lectures at universities and conferences in Poland and abroad.

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