Barabbas
From 1961 film titles to contemporary display type
Barabbas is a display type family by Matthieu Salvaggio, released in 2022, drawn from the hand-lettered opening credits and screen titles of Richard Fleischer's 1961 Italian-American epic film of the same name. The design takes a contemporary approach, systematising those letterforms through deliberate curve logic, weight proportion, and distribution. It supports Latin European languages and exports in TTF, WOFF, and WOFF2 formats.
Set in Barabbas
Insights
- The source material is the film's hand-designed title sequence, not its body typography or promotional print material.
- Salvaggio describes rationalising the hand-lettered forms through deliberate curve logic and weight distribution, characterising the result as a contemporary approach rather than a period revival.
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