
Ransom-note aesthetics meet an established type family
Dark London is a display typeface designed by Maria Fontenelle at Dalton Maag in 2025. It takes the studio's existing Bankside Sans and Bankside Serif families in a markedly different direction, applying a cut-out, distressed aesthetic that evokes ransom-note typography. The Latin-script family supports over 790 languages.
Set in Dark London, Bankside Sans, Bankside Serif
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