Canela
Commercial Type · Miguel Reyes · 2016
A graceful flared display family from Miguel Reyes that sits between sans and serif, much loved in fashion and editorial work.
About
A graceful display family by Miguel Reyes that began as an interpretation of Caslon before he stripped back the serifs to leave only vestigial flaring, arriving at a monumental quality drawn from stone carving. Canela debuted in the fifth issue of Document Journal and quickly settled into fashion and editorial typography, delicate at its lightest weights and warmer and more confident as it swells to black. The collection spans Canela Display, Canela Deck, Canela Text and Canela Condensed across six weights with matching italics, plus Cyrillic and Greek extensions and a separate Canela Arabic.
Classification
Commercial Type describe Canela as a graceful display typeface that defies traditional classifications, occupying an ambiguous space between sans and serif through vestigial flaring at stroke ends. Began as an interpretation of Caslon before Reyes shed the serifs to arrive at a monumental, stone-carved quality.