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Klim Type Foundry · Kris Sowersby · 2023
A warm old-style serif drawn from Benton's Clearface, updated as an everyday workhorse with twelve styles and a variable axis.
About
An old-style serif by Kris Sowersby that takes Clearface, drawn by Morris Fuller Benton and his father Linn Boyd Benton, and brings its easy-going curves and idiosyncrasies into present-day use. Six weights from Light to Black come with matching italics across twelve styles, alongside variable roman and italic axes covering 300 to 900. Reads warm and slightly informal, which suits editorial, brand and cultural work that wants character without the period drama of a strict revival.
Classification
Klim classifies it as Oldstyle Serif; based on Clearface by Morris Fuller Benton and his father Linn Boyd Benton, keeping its easy-going curves and idiosyncrasies while updating it for present-day use.