New release: Canela Condensed

RELEASES | 18 SEPTEMBER 2018
Canela Condensed Medium
Canela Medium
Reyes has established clear differentiation between the families with the emphatically narrow proportion of the Condensed.

The earliest condensed typefaces came into use in the early 19th century, first appearing in England and Germany, then France. These typefaces were mostly sans serifs, but condensed serifs—and particularly condensed fatfaces—followed soon after.

Canela Condensed Thin and Thin Italic
Canela Condensed Bold
Canela Condensed Black Italic
Canela Condensed Medium
Canela Condensed Regular Italic

From this tradition comes Canela Condensed, designed by Miguel Reyes. While designing Canela, Reyes took many cues from Caslon. Likewise, Canela Condensed draws inspiration from Caslon Extra Condensed which was ubiquitous on American book covers in the 1960s and ’70s, and the condensed serif typefaces from Photolettering Inc. that helped to define the same era in magazine design.

    “Canela Condensed is all about the vertical,” says Commercial Type designer Christian Schwartz. “It’s about elegance and beauty and elongating the vertical lines.” The difference in width between Canela Condensed and Canela is not subtle: Reyes has established clear differentiation between the families with the emphatically narrow proportion of the Condensed.

Canela Condensed has 6 weights, all with italics

Whereas the process of condensation can sometimes bring out an aggressive edge in a serif typeface, Canela Condensed maintains its quiet elegance, exaggerating the vertical lines of the original width without losing the supple curves of the round forms. The italic features a gentle angle which relies on the cursive shapes in the lowercase to distinguish it from the upright.

    Like the original Canela, Canela Condensed is only recommended for use at 48pt and above for headline and display typography.

 

You can see specimens and license Canela Condensed here.

RELEASES | 12 JUNE 2018

New Release: Canela Text and Deck

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RELEASES | 5 MAY 2016

New release: Canela by Miguel Reyes

Canela, designed by Miguel Reyes, is a new typeface that defies easy categorization. Neither serif nor strictly sans, not overtly historical but drawing clear influence from Caslon Old Face, and somewhat soft in its finish while crisp in its contrast, Canela is obvious only in its grace and beauty.
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