Parent

Parent Font Family was designed by Colophon Foundry and published by Colophon Foundry. Parent contains 10 styles and family package options. On initial inspection, Parent presents a classically designed Serif typeface intended for body copy use at a range of point sizes, with traditional half ball terminals and refined levels of contrast. Partly inspired by old-style Serif typefaces, a more covert origin for Parent was found in an image from Adrian Frutiger’s “Typefaces. The Complete Works”, where outward strokes referred to as “Daggers” had been manually taped to letterforms to retain sharp edges throughout the printing process.The design intent behind Parent was to reinterpret the functionality of this original feature into a deliberate design characteristic. As such, a specialised ‘Ink’ variant uses a combination of extreme incisions and reverse tapers to create unique, curling forms. The ‘Ink’ variant of Parent can be used in a multitude of ways, not only becoming a functional component facilitating the correct rendering of type at the most extreme small point sizes but also producing ornate and purposefully dramatic details for headline use at large point sizes.