P22 Mackinac Pro Book Font
- Font Name
- P22 Mackinac Pro Book Font
- Font Family
- P22 MackinacP22 Mackinac
- Glyphs
- 699
- Copyright
- Copyright 2011 by Case Studio, Inc. All rights reserved.
- Price
- $39.95
- Description
- P22 Mackinac Pro (pronounced Mackinaw) is a general-purpose, utilitarian design incorporating an abundance of OpenType features: small caps, ligatures, ordinals, numerous figure options plus a few bonus goodies. Mackinac supports 56 languages using the Latin-1 & Latin Extended-A character sets. There are a total of 696 glyphs contained in the pro roman styles and 665 glyphs in the pro italic styles.
When reading conditions are less than perfect- small size, cheap paper, only a momentary view- you need a clear typographic voice. You want to choose a skillful product of the type designer’s art. Mackinac Pro accomplishes the task with grace and elegance by keeping a dependably even, unhurried distribution of weights and spaces. Contrast between thick & thin is modest and proportioned the same for all fonts. Companion italics are a deft calligraphic interpretation of the overall design. A tall modern x-height enhances its usefulness for a wide variety of text and display uses; including advertising, publishing, signage and packaging. This family of four weights is of old style construction, with a diagonal weight stress. At the same time, it is a contemporary typeface of personal vision and synthesis. P22 Mackinac Pro spans four centuries of type design, bridging the Old World with the New.
To acknowledge his typographic inheritance, Michigan-based designer Mike Beens searched for a name that would reference the idea of continuity. From a number of typographic influences, both conscious and subconscious, Mike admits being able to name dozens. The many sources of history in the region lend themselves to a parallel meaning. Before the coming of the French, Mackinac Island was originally a seasonal destination for tribes living on both Upper and Lower Peninsulas to gather, trade and celebrate the peaceful enjoyment of each other's company. Since 1957, a bridge has spanned the Straits of Mackinac from St. Ignace on the north shore to Mackinaw City on the south. The word Mackinac conjures a gentle, restful view. In the same way, the sweet curves and smooth transitions of P22 Mackinac Pro are as much a pleasure at display sizes as in text.
Designed by Mike Beens / Case Studio, Inc. - OpenType
- Standard, Slashed Zero, Tabular Figures, Superscript, Small Caps, Scientific Inferiors, Stylistic Alternates, Ordinals, Oldstyle Figures, Numerator, Standard Ligatures, Historical Forms, Fractions, Denominator, Case Sensive Forms
- Posted by
- IHOF
International House of Fonts (IHOF), a division of P22, is a type boutique that showcases distinctive type designs and designers from around the world. The IHOF collection embodies a sensitivity towards historical lettering, while introducing unique and contemporary typefaces. IHOF was established in 2001 and presently includes designs from Japan, Germany, Hungary, Canada and the US. The selection is rich in calligraphic scripts by lettering artists such as Michael Clark, Arthur Baker, Ray Cruz, Rob Leuschke and the original designs of Karlgeorg Hoefer and Charles Paxton Zaner.
- Posted on
- Oct 21, 2011
- Product Ranking
- 18018
- Highest Rank Achieved
- 607
- Licensing available
- Desktop, WebFont, Mobile App & ePub
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