Foral started in late 2006, intended to be a clean, sober, and versatile slab serif typeface. It ended up taking almost 4 years in the making, working on and off, back and forth. Because it took this long, it became a kind of a background project, with letterforms slowly being sculpted. It started as a rigid and geometric design, but during this long period it developed into a more organic and balanced typeface, as it moved away from the initial modularity. Foral maintains its geometric concept, but with harmonized proportions and polished forms.
The type family was baptized Foral short after the design started. The portuguese name Foral or Carta de Foral was a royal document that regulated the administration, borders and privileges of a certain land area, centuries ago. Because of this bureaucratic nature the name Foral suited this text typeface.
Foral is a eight-weight typeface, ranging from Light to Extra Bold with matching italics. It comes with Small Caps and a wide range of OpenType features, allowing extensive and versatile use.About the designer:
Rui Abreu is a Portuguese type/graphic designer. He studied Graphic Design at FBAUP (Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto), where he graduated in 2003.
He has been working has a interactive media designer in different design/advertisement agencies along with is type design activity.
In 2008 he launched R·Type, a typography showcase to promote his work.
This package contains:
Foral Pro Light, Foral Pro Light Italic, Foral Pro Regular, Foral Pro Italic, Foral Pro Bold, Foral Pro Bold Italic, Foral Pro Extra Bold and Foral Pro Extra Bold Italic
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