Modum
The Northern Block · 2015
A low-contrast contemporary serif in eight weights with true italics, awarded a Merit at Hiii Typography 2015 and designed for editorial and text-heavy digital work.
About
With over 900 characters per style and an extensive OpenType feature set, Modum covers twelve numeral variations, small caps, and alternates for a, e, g and y. Its low-contrast letterforms balance smooth radius details with considered angles, making it well suited to newspapers, editorials and hierarchical book layouts. Version 2.0 brought refined weight distribution and expanded typographic flexibility across all sixteen styles.
Classification
A low-contrast serif with smooth radius details and carefully drawn angles, positioning it between transitional and contemporary serif classifications, optimised for digital and editorial applications.