Industry: Design

Aman

Old-style meets transitional, tuned for every size

Aman is a serif typeface family designed by Matthieu Salvaggio and Ferdinand Del Fabbro, released in 2024. It draws inspiration from the lettering in the book Amen, blending old-style references such as Plantin with transitional influences like Times New Roman. Distinctive baroque flourishes appear in the beaks and head serifs, while arcing terminals add refinement. Optical-size tuning adjusts counter shapes, proportions, and contrast to maintain legibility from display headlines down to captions.

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Insights

Optical sizing is built into the family, with counter shapes, proportions, and contrast adjusted across size ranges to serve both display headlines and fine captions.
The design draws on two historical models—old-style (Plantin) and transitional (Times New Roman)—as named inspirations rather than converging on a single reference.
Baroque flourishes are localised to specific structural points—beaks and head serifs—while terminals carry a contrasting subtlety through arcing forms.