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In its most general sense, the term ‘world’ refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the world as unique while others talk of a ‘plurality of worlds’. Some treat the world as one simple object while others analyze the world as a complex made up of many parts. In scientific cosmology the world or universe is commonly defined as ’the totality of all space and time; all that is, has been, and will be’. Theories of modality, on the other hand, talk of possible worlds as complete and consistent ways how things could have been. Phenomenology, starting from the horizon of co-given objects present in the periphery of every experience, defines the world as the biggest horizon or the ‘horizon of all horizons’. In philosophy of mind, the world is commonly contrasted with the mind as that which is represented by the mind. Theology conceptualizes the world in relation to God, for example, as God’s creation, as identical to God or as the two being interdependent. In religions, there is often a tendency to downgrade the material or sensory world in favor of a spiritual world to be sought through religious practice. A comprehensive representation of the world and our place in it, as is commonly found in religions, is known as a worldview. Cosmogony is the field that studies the origin or creation of the world while eschatology refers to the science or doctrine of the last things or of the end of the world.

Instead of seeking inspiration only in the past, Fedra Serif is a synthetic typeface where aesthetic and technological decisions are linked. Fedra combines seemingly contradictory ways of constructing characters into one harmonious font. Its humanistic roots (the rhythm of the handwriting) is balanced with rational drawing (a coarse computer-screen grid). Fedra Serif has a large x-height, open counters, and simplified stroke terminations that render predictably in small sizes even in low-resolution display.

Fedra Serif, Design Concept

Design Concept

What makes text easy to read is not just well-designed letters, but also balanced horizontal and vertical dimensions of the text. Fedra Serif is designed for continuous reading, where it is critical that the counter-shapes relate inextricably to the outside of the letters. Typefaces for easy reading feature rhythmic stem intervals and optically interrelated space between letters, which create a harmonious rhythm of the text, aiding the reading process and offering optimal legibility. Additionally, Fedra Serif has unusual vertical stems, which get thicker towards the baseline, giving the typeface stability – a comfortable weight to read even in the smallest of sizes.

Fedra Serif, typeface for a long text

A Typeface for long-form text

Each weight of Fedra Serif includes nine different kinds of numerals. Proportional old-style figures come as default figures in Fedra Serif. 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 capital setting, use lining figures; and with small caps, choose the specially designed Small Caps numerals applicable via OpenType layout features. When you take a licence of this font, you can choose the default numeral variants inside the fonts.

Fedra Serif font, numeral styles

Numeral Styles

Fedra Serif is part of the Typotheque Multiscript font collection, supporting at least nine different writing scripts, and over four billion people worldwide. Typotheque Multiscript are fonts that cover Arabic, Armenian, Cyrillic, Chinese, Georgian, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Latin and Thai.

Fedra Serif, International Typography

International Typography

Commissioned by HarperCollins publisher for their <a href="https://www.typotheque.com/articles/microtypography-designing-the-new-collins-dictionaries">Collins dictionaries</a>, we designed special fonts that allow for the transcription of linguistic data using the International Phonetic Alphabet. This is a specific glyph-set for the needs of the Collins dictionary, and not a generic IPA font, so please consult the character set to see if it fits your use case, before purchasing the font.

Fedra Serif, International Phonetic Alphabet

Phonetic Fonts

Arabic

Arabic transliteration

Gurmukhi (Punjabi)

Mazanderani

Persian (Farsi)

Urdū

Armenian

Cyrillic

Abaza

Adyghe

Altai

Avar

Azeri (Cyrillic)

Azeri (Latin)

Balkar

Bashkir

Belarusian

Bosnian

Bulgarian

Buryat

Chechen

Chuvash

Crimean Tatar

Dargin

Dungan

Evenki

Gagauz

Ingush

Kabardian

Kalmyk

Karakalpak

Kazakh

Khakas

Kirghyz

Komi

Koryak

Kumyk

Lezgian

Macedonian

Manci

Mansi

Mari

Mongolian

Montenegrin

Mordvin (Erzya)

Mordvin (Moksha)

Muslim Tat, Latin

Nanai

Nenets

Nogai

Ossetic

Romanian

Russian

Rusyn 

Selkup

Serbian

Shor

Tabasaran

Tajik (Cyrillic)

Talysh, Latin

Tatar

Tsakhur

Turkmen

Tuva

Tuvan

Udmurt

Uighur

Ukrainian

Uzbek

Western Mari

Yakut

Georgian

Greek

Greek (modern)

Hebrew

Judeo-Persian

Ladino

Abua

Achinese

Achuar-Shiwiar

Acoli

Adara

Afar

Afrikaans

Ahtna

Alago

Albanian

Alekano

Aleut

Anaang

Ao Naga

Arabic, Chadian Spoken

Aragonese

Aromanian

Asturian

Awak

Aymara

Baka

Balinese

Banda, West Central

Bangwinji

Bapuku

Bari

Basa

Basque

Batak Toba

Bedawiyet

Bekwarra

Bemba

Bena

Bench

Benga

Bikol

Bilen

Bini

Bislama

Blackfoot

Bokobaru

Breton

Bube

Buginese

C’Lela

Cahungwarya

Catalan

Cebuano

Central Yupik

Chamorro

Cheyenne

Chichewa

Chickasaw

Chiduruma

Chiga

Chimborazo Highland Quichua

Chipewyan

Chokwe

Chuukese

Colognian

Comorian

Cornish

Corsican

Crioulo, Upper Guinea

Croatian

Czech

Danish

Dawro

Delaware

Dikaka

Dogrib

Dutch

Ebira

Efik

Ekajuk

Ekpeye

Emai-Iuleha-Ora

Embu

English

Esan

Esperanto

Estonian

Ezaa

Faroese

Fijian

Filipino

Finnish

French

Frisian

Friulian

Fuliiru

Galician

Gamo

Ganda

Gbaya (Sudan)

Thai

Chinese

Cantonese (Simplified)

Japanese

Korean

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Fedra Serif is a contemporary serif typeface with short ascenders and descenders intended to work in very small sizes. Its humanistic roots are balanced by rational digital drawing.

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