Garth Graphic
A first look at Garth Graphic shows the influence of pen and ink: its cupped serifs, diagonal weight stress, sheared terminals and flowing curves all suggest that this is a face conceived and drawn by a master calligrapher. A closer look, however, reveals a precise and carefully constructed substructure on which the letters are built.
Garth Graphic’s serifs have somewhat of a dual personality. In text sizes, they appear to be sheared, and a single stroke. In larger sizes, however, it becomes apparent that they are actually clipped at two angles. This unusual detail reinforces the broad-edged quality of Garth Graphic in small sizes, and helps create a strong graphic texture when the face is set large in display applications.
Mundo Sans
Mundo Sans, from Carl Crossgrove, was drawn over ten years of on-and-off development. Crossgrove says that the typeface isn't meant to be revolutionary. It doesn’t shout “new and different,” yet it has a quite distinction that separates from other Humanistic sans. Several typefaces served as inspiration for the family. Crossgrove also gives credit to hand-lettered signage as the inspiration for the heavy weights. With seven weights and a complementary suite of cursive italics, there is little outside the range of the Mundo Sans family.
Carl Crossgrove is a Senior Designer for Monotype Imaging, working out of the company’s west coast office.