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Alexandro specimen from Metis Foundry

A studio-initiated illustrative display typeface that treats each letterform as a distinct character or creature, drawing on 1970s cult art-house film and geometric display typography of the same period.

About

Built around the idea that each glyph is a little being or monster rather than a neutral letter, Alexandro is openly impractical and irreverent by design. The family consists of a regular and an italic with around 264 characters in total, covering Latin Extended and a range of OpenType features including discretionary ligatures and alternates. It sits comfortably in poster, headline and editorial contexts where personality takes precedence over legibility at small sizes.

Classification

An expressive, character-driven display typeface with geometric influences drawn from 1970s art-house aesthetics; each glyph is treated as an individual illustrative figure rather than a conventional letterform.

Weights

RegularItalic

Languages

Latin Extended

Tags

displayillustrativegeometricexpressiveplayfulretro70squirky