Foundry Aeterna
The Foundry Types · David Quay
A neo-grotesque from The Foundry Types spanning nine weights with matching italics, a large x-height and a supplementary set of over 290 icons and symbols.
About
Built on modernist foundations with closed terminals and rounded letterforms, Foundry Aeterna prioritises legibility at smaller sizes through compact spacing and a generous x-height. Distinctive details include a serpentine 'a', a double-storey 'g', a curved 't' crossbar and three distinct ampersand variants, alongside a slashed zero and a figure one with a baseline bar. The accompanying Symbols style provides over 290 icons covering transport, wayfinding and user interface applications, all aligned to the cap height for easy integration.
Classification
The foundry explicitly describes Foundry Aeterna as a neo-grotesque, grounded in modernist and minimalist principles, with closed terminals, a large x-height and rounded letterforms characteristic of the genre.