Chiswick Serif Collection
Commercial Type · Paul Barnes
A warm, lettering-based serif by Paul Barnes drawing on 18th-century British writing masters, with a copperplate italic and four optical sizes.
About
A high-contrast serif by Paul Barnes that follows the British lettering tradition of the 18th and 19th century rather than the Modern typographic sources of the era. The italic carries a steep, copperplate-style angle, and the family ships with an extensive set of swashes, alternates, small capitals and figure styles in both roman and italic. Four optical sizes (Poster, Headline, Deck and Text) cover everything from giant display to running text. Sits in editorial design, social stationery and luxury identity work where a timeless elegance is wanted.
Classification
Commercial Type describe Chiswick as a seriffed typeface drawn from the British lettering tradition that began in the 18th century, following lettering rather than typographic sources, with a steeply angled italic in the spirit of roundhand copperplate script. Sits between Modern and writing-master lettering, with extensive swashes and alternates.