Typeface Design for Bressay Classic
Eight years in the making, rooted in Scotch Roman tradition
Bressay Classic is Dalton Maag's original static type family rooted in the Scotch Roman tradition, developed between 2015 and 2023 by Stuart Brown, Alex Blattmann, Matt Burvill, and Jonny Pinhorn. It comprises six styles—two display and four text—with OpenType features including small caps, oldstyle numerals, historical long s, and multiple numeral sets. It supports five writing systems (Arabic, Cyrillic, Devanagari, Greek, and Latin) across more than 940 languages, and received a TDC Typeface Design Award.
Set in Bressay Classic
Insights
- The family separates display and text styles within the static release, providing six weights and styles total.
- Coverage spans Arabic, Cyrillic, Devanagari, Greek, and Latin writing systems across more than 940 languages.
- The original static fonts were retroactively renamed Bressay Classic when a variable version branded simply 'Bressay' was introduced.
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