Typeface Design for Delvard Serif Subhead
Art Nouveau lettering reinterpreted across three optical sizes
Delvard Serif Subhead is the mid-range optical size in Nikola Djurek's Delvard Serif family, released by Typotheque in 2022. It is designed for small to medium text sizes (8–17pt), with regular proportions and slightly increased contrast relative to the Text variant. The family draws loose inspiration from late 19th-century Art Nouveau poster lettering rather than a single historical model, featuring a high x-height, flat curves with abrupt terminals, and deep cuts in the 'g' and 'f'.
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- The family is structured across three optical-size subfamilies—Text (5–7pt), Subhead (8–17pt), and Display (18pt+)—each tuned in width, contrast, and detailing for its intended size range.
- Nine numeral variants per weight include proportional and tabular old-style, lining, small caps, superior, inferior, circled, and circled-inverted figures, with the default variant selectable at license.
- Distinctive letterform details—flat curves, abrupt terminals, and deep cuts in 'g' and 'f'—are cited by the foundry as sources of typographic vitality in running text.
- Engineering was handled by Roberto Arista, with Latin contributions from Igino Marini alongside designer Nikola Djurek.
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