Blackbike Two
Beasts of England · 2017
An updated version of a 2017 display face from Beasts of England, evoking worn matte-black machinery and faded muscle.
About
The second iteration of Beasts of England's Blackbike, originally released in 2017, carries the spirit of something repainted one too many times and left to slowly disintegrate. The foundry frames it through a personal anecdote about a neighbour's battered motorbike, and that sense of weathered gravity informs the face's character. Well-suited to editorial headers, poster work or anything that benefits from a rough, lived-in quality.
Classification
The font's name, imagery and foundry aesthetic suggest a heavily stylised display face with blackletter or gothic influences, consistent with Beasts of England's rough, expressive output.