Gestura Text - Sociotype

About

Gestura’s Text family was designed to offer an effortless reading experience and consistent texture on the page, with legibility enhanced by sturdy serifs, large x-height, open counters and low contrast, with larger ink traps to aid onscreen reading. Although optimised for use between 7 and 30pt with long-form copy, the Text family also has a unique character when used at larger sizes, as an alternative to the Headline and Display families.

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14 Styles

Thin

Thin Italic
Extralight

Extralight Italic
Light

Light Italic
Regular

Regular Italic
Semibold

Semibold Italic
Bold

Bold Italic
Black

Black Italic

Thin

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Thin Italic

NaNpx 999px

Extralight

NaNpx 999px

Extralight Italic

NaNpx 999px

Light

NaNpx 999px

Light Italic

NaNpx 999px

Regular

NaNpx 999px

Regular Italic

NaNpx 999px

Semibold

NaNpx 999px

Semibold Italic

NaNpx 999px

Bold

NaNpx 999px

Bold Italic

NaNpx 999px

Black

NaNpx 999px

Black Italic

NaNpx 999px

Specification

A

              A

Uppercase

Lowercase

Accented Uppercase

Accented Lowercase

Default Numerals

Old Style Numerals

Punctuation

,
:
:
;
…
“
”
‘
’
„
‚
‘
”
"
&
?
!
¿
¡
@
«
»
‹
›
-
–
—
_
·
•
(
)
[
]
{
}
/
|
\
#
©
℗
®
™
℠
*
†
‡
§
¶

Mathematics + Greek

Currency

Case Sensitive Forms

¿
¡
@
‹
›
«
»
-
–
—
·
(
)
[
]
{
}
/
|
¦
\

Arrows + Symbols

Ligatures

Pre-Built Fractions

Superior / Superscript

Inferior / Subscript

Ordinals

Name

In Use

Standard Ligatures

.liga

Ligatures create a more harmonious design for certain letter combinations. Standard ligatures are activated by default.

suffix fjøre

ffi fj

▸

suffix fjøre ffi fj

Discretionary Ligatures

.dlig

Discretionary ligatures are more decorative than standard ligatures. They can be activated in the OpenType panel.

acting fast

ct st

▸

acting fast ct st

Stylistic Set 01

.ss01

Monolinear zero, asterisk + parentheses. Most useful at display sizes, and creates more of an impact with heavier weights.

{[(Swipe)]}*

{[(Swipe)]}

{[(H)]}*

▸

{[(Swipe)]}* {[(Swipe)]} {[(H)]}*

Stylistic Set 02

.ss02

Alternate reversed contrast zero. Most useful for rare instances within old style numerals.

7051—1903

705—1903

705

▸

7051—1903 705—1903 705

Stylistic Set 03

.ss03

Titling dieresis - Useful when using dieresis, but tight leading is required.

SCHÖNER

ÄÖÜ

▸

SCHÖNER ÄÖÜ

Stylistic Set 04

.ss04

Alternate g, k, y. An italic alternative that allows a more calligraphic loop.

height envy

gky

▸

height envy gky

Stylistic Set 05

.ss05

Alternate v, w. An italic alternative most suited for rare, display use.

The Review

▸

The Review vw

Stylistic Set 06

.ss06

Alternate ampersand. An italic alternative inspired by a more classic ampersand form.

Perez & Lee

▸

Perez & Lee &

All Caps

.case

Shifts various punctuation marks to a position that works better with all-capital sequences.

«{[(@st)]}»

«{(@st)}»

«{[(h

▸

«{[(@st)]}» «{(@st)}» «{[(h

Old Style Figures

.osf

Most suited within body copy, old style figures increase legibility at small scale and reduce emphasis.

123456789

123

▸

123456789 123

Tabular Lining Figures

.tnum

These allow numerals to align when vertically stacked. Brief punctuation ha also been included for use in tables.

12345678

123

▸

12345678 123

Tabular Old Style Figures

.tosf

Tabular Old Style Figures is an option when you like the look of figures with varying heights but you need the numbers to line up in columns such as in financial documents, tables, charts, or numbered lists.

12345678

123

▸

12345678 123

Fractions

.numr + .dnom

An OpenType feature that allows endless possibilities for fractions.

1/2+ 34/56

12/34

▸

1/2+ 34/56 12/34

Slashed Zero

.zero

Many iterations of figure styles, that ensure no confusion can be made with the letter o.

08–1704 00

0000

▸

08–1704 00 08–1704 00 0000

Ordinal Indicators

.ordn

Indicators that represent position or rank in a sequential order.

1o 2a 3o Io

1oa

▸

1o 2a 3o Io 1oa

Contextual Alternates

.calt

Within Gestura, these have been used to speed up usage for some common symbols.

<- 87x65 ->

<- 87x16 ->

<- 1x6

▸

<- 87x65 -> <- 87x16 -> <- 1x6

Superscript + Subscript

.sups + .subs

Most often used in formulas, mathematical expressions, and specifications of chemical compounds. The same feature for superior and inferior numerals.

5m2=H5O4

1m2 H5O

O2m3

▸

5m2=H5O4 1m2 H5O O2m3

Sociotype Journal Issue #1:
“The Gesture”

EDITION OF 1,500 COPIES
224 PAGES · 210 × 275 MM
ISSN 2754-7698

SECTION SEWN, PRINTED IN 4 COLOURS
+ 2 SPECIAL PANTONES
8 PAGE FOIL EMBOSSED COVER

EDITION OF 1,500 COPIES
224 PAGES · 210 × 275 MM
ISSN 2754-7698

SECTION SEWN, PRINTED IN 4 COLOURS
+ 2 SPECIAL PANTONES
8 PAGE FOIL EMBOSSED COVER