Alkes
Fontfabric · Kaja Słojewska · 2020
A humanist serif originating from Kaja Słojewska's graduation project at the University of Reading, refined into a 14-style family covering Latin, Cyrillic and Greek.
About
Developed from a University of Reading graduation project and later refined with Plamen Motev and Nikolay Petroussenko at Fontfabric, it draws on cosmic naming and a humanist structure defined by generous x-height, open counters and angled stress. The family runs seven weights from Thin to Black, each with a matching italic, and carries an extensive OpenType feature set including small caps, old-style figures, contextual alternates and fractions. Suited to editorial, publishing and multilingual branding work.
Classification
Fontfabric describe it as a humanist serif, with generous x-height, open counters and subtle angled stress across a broad weight range, balancing digital precision with analogue warmth.