Workhorse Thyrus
Workhorse Type Foundry · Kevin Cantrell & Adrian Kimball · 2024
A calligraphic blackletter with eight weights and variable font support, designed to bridge historical manuscript traditions with contemporary typographic utility.
About
Designed by Kevin Cantrell and Adrian Kimball in 2024, this blackletter draws on the devout calligraphic traditions of illuminated manuscripts and reframes them for modern use. Eight weights from Thin to Black are available as a variable font, giving the family a range of utility unusual for the genre. Three capital styles, small caps, oldstyle and lining figures, swash alternates and stylistic sets including a single-storey 'a', descending 'f' and double-stroke 'zz' add considerable typographic depth.
Classification
The page explicitly describes the typeface as a calligraphic blackletter drawing on historical manuscript traditions, with a full weight range and decorative capital styles consistent with the blackletter category.