Brier
Type Department · Fatima Abbas · 2021
A botanically-inspired display serif by Fatima Abbas, distinguished by broken crossbar strokes and humanist proportions across two weights.
About
Designed by Fatima Abbas and first released in March 2021, Brier draws on botanical references to inform its broken crossbar strokes and graceful letterforms. The family offers Regular and Bold weights, each with over 380 glyphs including stylistic alternates, diacritics and ligatures. It suits editorial layouts, branding and decorative applications where a serif with an organic sensibility is needed at display sizes.
Classification
A display serif with humanist letterforms and decorative broken strokes in the crossbars, drawing on botanical motifs. The design prioritises elegance at large sizes rather than text-setting utility.