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Highgate

Dalton Maag · Pablo Gámez, Elena Peralta · 2024

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Highgate specimen from Dalton Maag

A contemporary incised serif drawn from British stone carving, with a Chisel axis that lets the cut deepen on demand.

About

An incised typeface by Pablo Gámez and Elena Peralta with open shapes, varied proportions and a flexible, friendly tone. The reference is British stone carving and the variable font carries Weight and Italic axes plus a Chisel axis that intensifies the cut for expressive headlines. The family won a Communication Arts Award of Excellence and works across editorial, identity and culture briefs.

Classification

Dalton Maag classifies Highgate as a contemporary incised typeface inspired by forms seen in British stone carving, with Weight and Italic axes plus a Chisel axis for extra expression. Awarded a Communication Arts Award of Excellence.

Weights

ThinLightRegularMediumBoldBlack

Optical sizes and widths

variable chisel

Languages

Latin

Tags

incisedstone carvingbritishvariablechisel axiseditorialaward-winning