Zodiak
Fontshare · Jeremie Hornus, Gaetan Baehr, Jean-Baptiste Morizot, Alisa Nowak, Theo Guillard · 2021
A sturdy serif family from Indian Type Foundry with bracketed slab-like serifs and Century-model proportions, available in six weights with italics and variable font support.
About
Designed by a Paris-based team under Indian Type Foundry, Zodiak draws on late-nineteenth-century typefaces in the Century tradition, with a vertical axis and near-uniform uppercase widths. The lighter weights suit extended reading whilst the extremes of Thin and Black are intended for display pairings. Decorative details appear throughout, including flag-like strokes on the numerals, a double-storey lowercase 'g' in uprights, and prominent ball terminals in the italics.
Classification
Zodiak features bracketed slab-like serifs, a vertical stress axis, and proportions reminiscent of late-nineteenth-century typefaces in the Century model, placing it at the intersection of transitional and contemporary editorial serifs.