Gardein

A humanist serif for organic brands

With unconventional humanist quirks, Gardein’s letterforms cultivate a striking texture on or off the page. Built on a Roman foundation, the concave stems are adorned with flared terminals and extra weight on the x-height and baseline, creating a fresh, organic flavour for headlines, short texts, and eco-friendly branding.

The family includes five weights, from Light to Extra Bold. Gardein takes inspiration from the beautiful book cover design work of Sarah W. Whitman (1842-1904), an American stained glass artist, painter, and designer with an aesthetic influenced heavily by the Arts and Crafts Movement. Suited to book covers, packaging, wayfinding, and environmental graphics.

Gardein™ was designed by Christopher Caldwell © 2024 with Troy Leinster.

Features:

• Multiple Weights
• Variable Font
• Optimised for Display Sizes
• Arrows