Typeface Design for Small-Size Text

Engineered for the 5–10pt range where ink spread causes blobbing and illegibility

Lipa Agate is a two-height sans-serif designed by Ermin Međedović for microtypographic use at 5–10 point sizes. Ink is removed at glyph joins to limit press spread and prevent strokes from merging at tiny sizes. The family has two height variants sharing identical glyph widths: Low aligns ascenders to cap height, producing a wider, squarish text block; High raises ascenders above cap height while lifting the x-height close to it, creating taller lines with more rhythmic texture. Both variants span regular, narrow, and condensed widths in four weights. Cited use cases include data tables, liner notes, sports scores, and film-poster footnotes. The family is the opening release of a larger type system developed over ten years.

Set in Lipa Agate