The Seabirds is an homage to the historical legacy of lineals, combining different sub-genres of the sans-serif category within a single typeface.
The project emerged through the study of book covers from the first half of the 20th century—particularly those crafted in the 1930s for the renowned publisher Albatross. They were featuring new and “modern” sans-serifs, most probably contributing to their growing world-wide popularity. Initially conceived as a revival of several well-known typefaces, the evolution of this project involved numerous redesigns to thoroughly appropriate and refine forms that have contributed to the History of Typography. The references that inspired the Seabirds are ultimately plural, diverse, and harmoniously blended for a consistent and contemporary design.
The default set is predominantly geometrical, while the use of OpenType stylistic sets enables a transition from orthogonal to flat terminals, guiding the design to a more humanistic style. The uppercases maintain proportions reminiscent of classic Roman capitals, while revisions to the lowercases have been made to achieve a more balanced and cohesive rhythm. The ratio between ascender height and x-height is deliberately generous to ensure a convincing legibility in body text.
The undeniable value of this project lies in its extensive Latin glyphs set. This means that in addition to the common languages of European origin (which are generally supported in the Western world), the Seabirds covers Vietnamese and languages of African and American origin which use the latin script. To meet the needs of linguists, teachers, academics and researchers, a particular attention has been given to developing phonetic and latin transliteration signs as well.
The name of the typeface, Seabirds, evokes the origins of this project, but also those who travel by land, air or sea.
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Italic
2 Variables
Roman
Italic
OpenType Features
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Supported Languages
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- Abidji
- Abron
- Abua
- Acheron
- Achinese
- Acholi
- Achuar-Shiwiar
- Adamawa Fulfulde
- Adangme
- Adele
- Afar
- Afrikaans
- Aghem
- Agni
- Aguaruna
- Ahanta
- Ahtna
- Aja (Benin)
- Akebu
- Akoose
- Alekano
- Aleut
- Alutiiq
- Amahuaca
- Amarakaeri
- Amis
- Anaang
- Andaandi, Dongolawi
- Angas
- Anii
- Anufo
- Anuta
- Arabela
- Aragonese
- Arbëreshë
- Asháninka
- Ashéninka
- Asturian
- Atayal
- Avatime
- Awa-Cuaiquer
- Awing
- Ayizo Gbe
- Baatonum
- Bafia
- Bagirmi Fulfulde
- Balante-Ganja
- Balinese
- Balkan Romani
- Bambara
- Baoulé
- Bari
- Basa (Cameroon)
- Basque
- Bassari
- Batak Dairi
- Batak Karo
- Batak Mandailing
- Batak Simalungun
- Batak Toba
- Bemba (Zambia)
- Bena (Tanzania)
- Biali
- Bikol
- Bini
- Bislama
- Bissa
- Boko (Benin)
- Bomu
- Bora
- Borana-Arsi-Guji
- Oromo
- Borgu Fulfulde
- Bosnian
- Breton
- Buamu
- Buginese
- Bushi
- Candoshi-Shapra
- Caquinte
- Caribbean Hindustani
- Cashibo-Cacataibo
- Cashinahua
- Catalan
- Cebuano
- Central Alaskan
- Central Atlas
- Tamazight
- Central Aymara
- Central Kurdish
- Central Mazahua
- Central Nahuatl
- Central-Eastern
- Fulfulde
- Cerma
- Chachi
- Chamorro
- Chavacano
- Chayahuita
- Chickasaw
- Chiga
- Chiltepec Chinantec
- Chokwe
- Chuukese
- Cimbrian
- Cofán
- Comox
- Cook Islands Māori
- Cornish
- Corsican
- Creek
- Crimean Tatar
- Croatian
- Czech
- Dagbani
- Danish
- Dehu
- Dimli
- Dinka
- Duala
- Dutch
- Dyan
- Dyula
- Eastern Arrernte
- Eastern Maninkakan
- Eastern Oromo
- Efik
- English
- Esperanto
- Ewe
- Ewondo
- Fanti
- Farefare
- Faroese
- Fe'Fe'
- Fijian
- Filipino
- Finnish
- Fon
- Foodo
- French
- Friulian
- Ga
- Gagauz
- Galician
- Ganda
- Garifuna
- Gen
- German
- Gheg Albanian
- Gilbertese
- Gonja
- Gooniyandi
- Gourmanchéma
- Guadeloupean Creole
- French
- Guinea Kpelle
- Gusii
- Gwich’in
- Haitian
- Halkomelem
- Hani
- Hassaniyya
- Hausa
- Hawaiian
- Hiligaynon
- Hopi
- Huastec
- Hungarian
- Hän
- Ibibio
- Icelandic
- Idoma
- Ifè
- Igbo
- Iloko
- Inari Sami
- Indonesian
- Interlingua
- Irish
- Istro Romanian
- Italian
- Ixcatlán Mazatec
- Jamaican Creole
- English
- Japanese
- Javanese
- Jenaama Bozo
- Jola-Fonyi
- K'iche'
- Kabiyè
- Kabuverdianu
- Kabyle
- Kaingang
- Kako
- Kala Lagaw Ya
- Kalaallisut
- Kalenjin
- Kamba (Kenya)
- Kanuri
- Kaonde
- Kaqchikel
- Kara-Kalpak
- Karelian
- Kasem
- Kashubian
- Kekchí
- Kenzi, Mattokki
- Khasi
- Khoekhoe
- Kikuyu
- Kimbundu
- Kinyarwanda
- Kirmanjki
- Kituba (DRC)
- Klingon
- Kom (Cameroon)
- Kongo
- Konzo
- Koonzime
- Koyraboro Senni
- Songhai
- Krio
- Kusaal
- Kven Finnish
- Kwak’wala
- Kölsch
- Ladin
- Ladino
- Lakota
- Lama
- Lamnso'
- Langi
- Latgalian
- Lingala
- Lithuanian
- Lobi
- Lombard
- Low German
- Lower Sorbian
- Lozi
- Luba-Lulua
- Lukpa
- Lule Sami
- Luo (Kenya and
- Tanzania)
- Luxembourgish
- Lyele
- Láá Láá Bwamu
- Maasina Fulfulde
- Macedo-Romanian
- Madurese
- Makonde
- Malagasy
- Malaysian
- Malba Birifor
- Maltese
- Mam
- Mamara Senoufo
- Mandinka
- Mandjak
- Mankanya
- Manx
- Maore Comorian
- Maori
- Mapudungun
- Marshallese
- Masai
- Masana
- Matsés
- Mauritian Creole
- Medumba
- Megleno Romanian
- Mende (Sierra Leone)
- Meriam Mir
- Meru
- Metlatónoc Mixtec
- Mezquital Otomi
- Mi'kmaq
- Minangkabau
- Mirandese
- Miyobe
- Mizo
- Mohawk
- Montagnais
- Montenegrin
- Mossi
- Mundang
- Munsee
- Murrinh-Patha
- Murui Huitoto
- Muslim Tat
- Mwani
- Ménik
- Mískito
- Naga Pidgin
- Nateni
- Navajo
- Nawdm
- Ndonga
- Ndrulo
- Neapolitan
- Ngazidja Comorian
- Ngiemboon
- Ngomba
- Nigerian Fulfulde
- Niuean
- Nobiin
- Nomatsiguenga
- Noon
- North Azerbaijani
- North Marquesan
- North Ndebele
- Northeastern Dinka
- Northern Bobo Madaré
- Northern Dagara
- Northern Kissi
- Northern Kurdish
- Northern Qiandong
- Miao
- Northern Sami
- Northern Uzbek
- Norwegian
- Nuer
- Nuuchahnulth
- Nyamwezi
- Nyanja
- Nyankole
- Nyemba
- Nzima
- Occitan
- Ojitlán Chinantec
- Omaha-Ponca
- Orma
- Oroqen
- Otuho
- Palauan
- Pampanga
- Papantla Totonac
- Papiamento
- Paraguayan Guaraní
- Pedi
- Phuie
- Picard
- Pichis Ashéninka
- Piemontese
- Pijin
- Pintupi-Luritja
- Pipil
- Pite Sami
- Pohnpeian
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Potawatomi
- Prussian
- Pulaar
- Pular
- Purepecha
- Páez
- Quechua
- Romanian
- Romansh
- Rotokas
- Rundi
- Saafi-Saafi
- Samoan
- Sango
- Sangu (Tanzania)
- Saramaccan
- Sardinian
- Saxwe Gbe
- Scots
- Scottish Gaelic
- Secoya
- Sena
- Serbian (Latin)
- Serer
- Seri
- Seselwa Creole French
- Sharanahua
- Shawnee
- Shilluk
- Shipibo-Conibo
- Shona
- Shuar
- Sicilian
- Silesian
- Siona
- Sissala
- Skolt Sami
- Slovak
- Slovenian
- Soga
- Somali
- Soninke
- South Azerbaijani
- South Marquesan
- South Ndebele
- Southern Aymara
- Southern Bobo Madaré
- Southern Dagaare
- Southern Nuni
- Southern Qiandong
- Miao
- Southern Sami
- Southern Samo
- Southern Sotho
- Spanish
- Sranan Tongo
- Standard Estonian
- Standard Latvian
- Standard Malay
- Sukuma
- Sundanese
- Susu
- Swahili
- Swedish
- Swiss German
- Syenara Senoufo
- Tachelhit
- Tagalog
- Tahitian
- Talysh
- Tawallammat Tamajaq
- Tedim Chin
- Tem
- Teso
- Tetum
- Tetun Dili
- Thompson
- Ticuna
- Tigon Mbembe
- Tikar
- Timne
- Tiéyaxo Bozo
- Tlingit
- Toba
- Tojolabal
- Tok Pisin
- Tokelau
- Toma
- Tonga (Tonga Islands)
- Tonga (Zambia)
- Tosk Albanian
- Tsafiki
- Tsakhur
- Tumbuka
- Turka
- Turkish
- Turkmen
- Tuvalu
- Twi
- Tzeltal
- Tzotzil
- Uab Meto
- Umbundu
- Ume Sami
- Upper Guinea Crioulo
- Upper Sorbian
- Urarina
- Venda
- Venetian
- Veps
- Vietnamese
- Vlax Romani
- Võro
- Waci Gbe
- Wallisian
- Walloon
- Walser
- Wamey
- Waray (Philippines)
- Warlpiri
- Wasa
- Wayuu
- Welsh
- West Central Oromo
- West-Central Limba
- Western Abnaki
- Western Frisian
- Western Niger
- Fulfulde
- Winyé
- Wiradjuri
- Wolof
- Xhosa
- Xwela Gbe
- Yagua
- Yanesha'
- Yao
- Yom
- Yoruba
- Yucateco
- Zapotec
- Zarma
- Zulu
- Zuni
- Záparo