Royal Gothic
Commercial Type · Paul Barnes with Luke Charsley and Tim Ripper
Paul Barnes's seven-weight revival of an 1880s British boxy sans, with compact capitals, square lower case and a still-grotesque s.
About
A fourteen-style revival sans by Paul Barnes with Luke Charsley and Tim Ripper, extending a single boxy sans first seen in Britain around 1880 into Thin, Light, Regular, Medium, Bold, Black and Fat with matching italics. Most lower-case letters are square, the capitals are compact, and the s stays decidedly grotesque. The original style appeared across Britain, Europe and the United States and stayed in circulation deep into the twentieth century. Suits Victorian and Americana-leaning identities, packaging and editorial display work.
Classification
Commercial Type describe Royal Gothic as a charming version of a boxy sans serif first seen around 1880 in Britain, expanded from a single original style into a seven-weight family with matching italics. Most lower case letters are square in form, the capitals are compact and the s remains grotesque.