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