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Leinster Type · Christopher Caldwell, Troy Leinster · 2024
A humanist serif with concave stems and flared terminals, drawn for organic branding, packaging and headline work.
About
Designed by Christopher Caldwell and Troy Leinster, it takes inspiration from the book cover work of Arts and Crafts designer Sarah W. Whitman, translating that influence into a five-weight family with extra weight concentrated at the x-height and baseline. The result is a type with distinct surface texture suited to eco-friendly brands, book covers, wayfinding and environmental graphics. Available as a variable font across the full Light-to-Extra Bold range.
Classification
Built on a Roman foundation with concave stems, flared terminals and Arts and Crafts-influenced quirks; the foundry explicitly classes it as a humanist serif optimised for display and headline use.