Trickster
Phantom Foundry · Jean-Baptiste Morizot · 2017
blackletterhybrid blackletter
A free blackletter with roots in Merovingian script, blending historical calligraphic forms with contemporary details.
About
Released in 2017 with the Velvetyne collective, Trickster draws on Merovingian writing and blackletter tradition while incorporating contemporary shapes. The designer describes the combination as deliberately difficult to categorise, occupying a space between historical script and modern experimentation. Available as a free download via Velvetyne.
Classification
The designer describes it as a blend of Merovingian writing, blackletter influences and contemporary shapes, placing it squarely in the blackletter tradition despite its hybrid nature.
Weights
Regular
Languages
Latin
Tags
blacklettermerovingianhistoricalfreevelvetyneexperimentalhybrid