Silvana Text

Silvana Text is a contemporary serif typeface with soft, yet dynamic strokes, and a harmonious and warm design. The typeface strikes a balance between pragmatic utility and charming personality making it a functional and versatile typographic tool for longform typesetting and expressive compositions alike. Its modest contrast and wider proportions makes it a reader-friendly and versatile counterpart to Silvana Display, which features a sharper and more delicate design, intended to lend character and refinement to display typography. Retaining historic traits while responding to currents of the zeitgeist, Silvana is a charming and confident typeface family with an expansive set of both functional and experimental glyphs. Silvana's meticulous drawing process has been influenced by research into transitional typefaces from the 19th century, combining the Old Style spirit of preserving the pen’s influence with the higher level of refinement introduced in modern style type design. As a supplement to the standard character set, there is a large alternate set with a more charismatic style. Here a fluid ink-like spur is applied on the horizontal serifs of letters such as E, T and Z, and on the diagonal crossing strokes found on A, M, R and more. The fluid and dynamic quality of Silvana is fully pronounced in the italic weight palette, which features energetic end strokes, deep junctions and steep calligraphic turns. Stacked ligatures, like www and xxx, is a refreshing and playful addition to the designers tool kit. With its extensive glyph set also featuring Small Caps, Silvana offers versatility and personality, and can give character to a broad variety of printed and digital designs, including typesetting for books, book covers, editorial designs, posters, movie titles, brand identities, exhibition designs and websites.