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FK Roman Standard

Catalogue (Florian Karsten) · Florian Karsten · 2020

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A neutral text serif by Florian Karsten, drawn from the Times New Roman tradition and sized to pair directly with FK Grotesk Neue.

About

Vertical metrics are matched exactly to FK Grotesk Neue, making the two families a ready-made workhorse combination for editorial and utility work. The design draws on newspaper typography conventions without trying to depart from them, landing in familiar and reliable territory. Coverage includes Latin Extended-A and Vietnamese, covering Western, Central and Southeastern European languages.

Classification

Inspired by Times New Roman, a transitional serif with vertical metrics calibrated to pair with FK Grotesk Neue; sits in the workhorse newspaper-derived tradition.

Weights

RegularBold

Languages

Latin Extended-AVietnamese

Tags

seriftimes-inspiredworkhorsetextnewspaperneutralpairing