Industry: Design

Typography for the November Slab Typeface

Asymmetric serifs unlock the condensed cuts

November Slab is a slab serif member of Typotheque's November type system, rooted in street-signage rationalism. Designed by Peter Biľak with contributors Nikola Djurek and Igino Marini, it spans nine weights and three widths across Latin, Cyrillic, and Greek scripts. Heavy serifs required per-character adaptation—most notably a double-storey 'g'—and the condensed and compressed cuts swap symmetrical serifs for asymmetric forms to preserve weight in tight settings. Nine numeral styles per weight, transportation symbols, and OpenType stylistic alternates complete the offering.

Set in November Slab

Insights

Blocky serifs darkened text color enough that individual characters required stroke-structure redesign, with the double-storey 'g' cited as the most complex case.
In condensed and compressed widths, symmetrical serifs become structurally unworkable at heavy weights; asymmetric serif forms were substituted to maintain size and weight.
Nine numeral variants per weight—including small-caps, superior, inferior, circled, and circled-inverted figures—are available, with the default variant selectable at the point of licensing.
The November type system spans ten families; November Slab, like its companions November and October, is structured across nine weights and three widths.