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Thunder Collection specimen from Bal Foundry

A three-optical-size serif family from Bal Foundry, spanning Caption, Text and Display cuts across five weights with matching italics and variable font support.

About

Structured across three discrete optical sizes, the family offers 30 static styles plus variable fonts for each size, as well as a single collection-wide variable font that spans the full range. The five weights from Regular to Bold are mirrored by a full set of italics, giving editors and designers consistent rhythm at caption, body and headline scales. The naming nods to Luigi Russolo's 1913 Futurist noise taxonomy, lending it a distinct conceptual framing.

Classification

The family's optical size structure across Caption, Text and Display cuts, combined with its range from Book to Bold with italics, suggests a serious text serif with transitional characteristics suited to editorial publishing at multiple scales.

Weights

RegularBookMediumSemiBoldBold

Optical sizes and widths

CaptionTextDisplay

Family

Thunder TextThunder Text ItalicThunder DisplayThunder Display ItalicThunder CaptionThunder Caption ItalicThunder Text VariableThunder Display VariableThunder Caption VariableThunder Collection Variable

Languages

Latin

Tags

editorialoptical-sizesvariabletext-serifpublishingmulti-scaletransitional