Industry: Design

Typeface Design for Minetto

1930s broad-nib script revived as a variable font

Minetto is a contemporary display script typeface by Dalton Maag, designed by Radek Łukasiewicz in 2023. It draws on broad-nib calligraphic scripts prevalent in 1930s commercial lettering while targeting modern users. The family is built as a variable font with a Weight axis, and its Latin character set covers over 800 languages.

Set in Minetto

Insights

The variable font's Weight axis is described as unexpectedly extensive for a display script.
OpenType features include swash capitals, alternate M and N, case-sensitive forms, and full numeral variants, extending typographic flexibility beyond the heritage style.