Bara Grande
Bara Grande is rooted in the metal types of the Dutch Golden Age. It is not a historical revival, but an elegant type family in three optical sizes, where the Grande version is meant for the largest sizes.
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Design concept
Bara Grande is inspired by the carved, incised metal types of the Dutch Golden Age. It is not a historical revival, but a loose interpretation of a typeface found in The steadfast tin soldier by Joh. Enschedé en Zonen, Haarlem, hand-set in 1992 by Bram de Does in so-called Schefferletter, also known as Enschedé English-bodied Roman No.6. The origins of this historical typeface are unclear, probably dating to the early 16th century. Narrow and elegant, it defines a new all-purpose text family while preserving some particularities of the original metal type. At text sizes, Bara gives text a pleasant, slightly darker texture; at larger sizes, it draws attention to its warm, unorthodox details, such as the abruptly ended strokes of ‘e’ or the ‘c’.
Optical sizes
Unlike the typeface that inspired it, Bara comes in multiple weights and four optical sizes (Bara Caption, Bara Text, Bara Display, Bara Grande), making it a solid choice for practical text typography. These styles differ mainly in the thick to thin stroke variation, and in spacing.
Numeral styles
Each weight of Bara Grande includes nine different kinds of numerals. Proportional old-style figures come as default figures in Bara. It also, however, includes lining figures, tabular numerals (both lining and old-style), small caps numerals, superior, inferior, circled and circled inverted numerals. For the running text, old-style figures work best; for use in capital setting, use lining figures, and for small caps, choose the specially designed Small Caps numerals applicable via OpenType layout features. When you take a licence for this font, you can choose the default numeral variants inside the fonts.
