Industry: Design

Inferi

Garalde roots, squared edges, modern italic

Inferi is a Garalde-rooted type family designed by Matthieu Salvaggio and released in 2021. It features squared edges and print-derived letterforms in its roman, while the italic adopts a more contemporary approach. The family spans multiple weights and styles, targeting book, poster, and editorial contexts as well as digital interfaces seeking a printed-type quality.

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The roman and italic are intentionally differentiated: roman uses squared edges with round finishes; italic cuts toward a more modern treatment.
Optical grey balance between roman and italic is cited as a legibility strategy for complex layouts.
Distributed as TTF, WOFF, WOFF2, and variable font files.