Urbana

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Credits

Designer(s)
César Puertas
Foundry(ies)
César Puertas
Release Year
2007
Country of Origin
Colombia
Classification
Sans Serif
Original Format
Digital
Distributor(s)
MyFonts
Tags
american,, condensed,, cosmopolitan,, latin, masculine,, modern,, organic,, poster,, warm

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Urbana is a contemporary sans-serif typeface inspired in the traditional lettering seen in one of the most popular, massive transportation mediums available in Bogotá (Colombia): “busetas” (small city buses).

A mixture of influences reminiscent of modernism, hand lettering, cluttered spaces and improvisation are the source of its characteristic forms. Urbana was designed to save space and catch the reader’s attention.
It is recommended for typesetting headlines, short paragraphs and any texts where the economy of space may be an issue.

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Last edited by César Puertas on April 30, 2011, 03:45pm EST

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