Thestral
displayexperimental display
An experimental display typeface from X Cicéro referencing 1930s photomechanical and colour-separation processes.
About
The page situates Thestral within a visual vocabulary of matrices, three-strip negatives and colour filters, evoking the technical language of phototypesetting and early colour reproduction. The 1930 date reference frames the design within a period of significant mechanical printing experimentation. Little further detail is publicly available, which is consistent with X Cicéro's position as a student or experimental foundry platform.
Classification
The fragmentary page content and visual language — matrices, colour filters, negative strips — suggest an experimental display typeface drawing on phototypesetting or analogue reproduction processes.
Weights
Regular
Languages
Latin
Tags
experimentaldisplayanaloguephototypesettingprocesseditorial