Gravitas One

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Credits

Designer(s)
Riccardo De Franceschi
Foundry(ies)
Sorkin Type
Release Year
2011
Country of Origin
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Classification
Serif, Modern
Original Format
Digital
Distributor(s)
Google
Tags
30s, bold, display, fat, modern, serif

Background

Gravitas One is modeled on the “UK fat face” which is a kind of very heavy advertising type created during the industrial revolution in England. The letter forms are characterized by an attention getting and strong contrast between the very heavy vertical shapes and the thin horizontal ones. The contrast of the design means that it will be most useful when set from medium to large sizes.

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Last edited by Eben on July 18, 2011, 12:01am EST

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