Lang Collection

A quirky yet classic semi-slab type family derived from 19th-Century gravestones in the Green-Wood Cemetery of Brooklyn, NY. The core inspiration is a brownstone monument for the Grinnell family, which appears to have been carved in various stages between 1852–1918, as many monuments in Green-Wood are shared by families over time. Lang is an exploration of how to keep the charming personality of the original lettering while expanding it into a fully-featured typeface. Lang includes a classic set of slab-serif uppercase letters with a lowercase that has a simplified, optimistic yet sturdy, semi-slab construction. The family includes a weight range that transitions from a hefty Black down to a delicate Thin. These weights are then accompanied by a semi-script Italic, which picks up on themes present in other 19th-century monuments in the cemetery. The Italics also feature optional swash caps that can lend another layer of ornamentation to designs. Lang is a prerelease family. You can buy it now for a discount, and you will get future improvements for free, for life. --- ### Stylistic Range Weights | 100–900\ Roman & Italic ### Basic Info For Packaging, Editorial, Branding, & More\ Fonts: 2 Variable / 16 Static\ Version 0.5 (Prerelease) ### Language Support Extended Latin character set, supporting 300+ languages across Europe, the Americas and Vietnam