Dean Slab
Wood-type weight, contemporary calibration
Dean Slab is part of the broader Dean family, a five-subfamily type system designed by Tim Vanhille and Ines Davodeau and released in 2025. The design draws on the visual language of mid-20th century American wood types and poster lettering. Bold serifs and commanding proportions are balanced against what the designers describe as contemporary sensibilities.
Set in Dean Slab, Dean Gothic
Insights
- The Dean family spans five subfamilies — Gothic, Slab, Soft, Soft Slab, and Stencil — totalling 500 styles across a single design language.
- Dean Slab is paired with a companion sans, Dean Gothic, with the source describing the two as complementary faces within the same family.
- Released in 2025, it supports Latin European languages and is available in TTF, WOFF, and variable file formats.
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