Typeface Design for Digital Reading

A serif engineered to hold its own against sans-serifs in restrictive digital environments

Portada is a serif type family and companion icon set designed by Veronika Burian and José Scaglione at TypeTogether, released in 2016. Targeting long-form reading on screens—from e-ink and harsh pixel grids to Retina—as well as UI and data-intensive app contexts, it offers a serif option where sans-serifs have been the default in restrictive digital environments. The family comprises eight text styles and ten titling styles, built around wide proportions, ample x-height, and clear interior negative space. Italics carry calligraphic stroke direction while deliberately stopping terminals short of flourish to preserve on-screen clarity.

Set in Portada