Display Typeface Design for Rene

Classical skeleton meets bit-mapped texture

Rene is a display serif by Fedya Abroskin built on a grid of rounded rectangles, combining flat serifs with exaggerated ink traps. It follows pointed-nib logic, producing wide vertical strokes and narrow horizontal ones. A near-classical skeleton coexists with bit-mapped texture, while static upright lowercase characters contrast with unconventional italic uppercase forms.

Set in Rene