Hurray, CA Cula, a new text family designed by Thomas Schostok {ths} is being released today. When we look back into our archive we discovered that the first alpha version dated back to 2007. It’s somewhat spooky to think that it took us 4 long years to finalize this typeface but you know, we are pool watchers. So either we are very lazy and loved our pool, the girls and the Martinis a little bit too much, or we just spent a tremendous lot of time and effort into the production of the typeface. How knows…

This typeface is standing in the tradition of cool tempered sans serif typefaces like DIN. But at a closer look it reveals a tendency towards rounder reading-friendly forms. The denaturalized ink traps give CA Cula a very special and individual look in display sizes, whereas in smaller sizes the positive aspects of huge ink traps show effect. The text looks clean and bright without black dots in the typographic image. This makes CA Cula suitable even for longer text, while the bold weight makes pretty cool headlines. The technical specifications speaks for itself: 8 styles, central Europe character set, extensive ligatures, old-style numerals, true italics and stylistic alternates.

Didi you read this text to the very end? Okay, here is your reward: you now, we from Cape Arcona always gave you candy in the past, so we do in the present: CA Cula Light is for free, yes, for you, for free! No chargeback, nothing.

Fantastic news for everyone! You can purchase our brand new CA Normal Serif with a 50% discount (oh yes, thats a five with a zero!) at our distributor Myfonts.com. The Promo ends August 11, so just grab it before it’s too late – even better, buy the whole family instead and cancel your flight to the Bahamas for your holidays.
CA Normal Serif at Myfonts.com

CA Normal Serif is the perfect companion to its grotesque brother CA Normal. But it is not just a serifed equivalent. It has a character of its own while preserving the principal proportions and the idea of quirkiness. It was not the aim to build a typeface that can immediately be identified as a relative of CA Normal. The intention was to create a matching typeface in aspects of aesthetic and concept. Whereas commonly serif-companions to grotesques are old-style or slab-serif, CA Normal Serif is situated between modern and slab-serif typefaces.
This kind of fonts is not too popular at the moment, but maybe it will be in a few years, who knows? In the meanwhile: Trust your taste. CA Normal Serif is a little bit of an uncomfortable typeface. Nothing is smooth and cozy. It picks up elements of classic newspaper type as brought to us by Chauncey H. Griffith’s legibility group,  sharing the flavor of abrasive details and “slabbish” serifs. But the proportions are more condensed than the ones of its predecessors giving it a bit more elegance, which moves it closer to the aesthetic of scotch romans.

Our beloved CA Aires Pro and CA Aircona are now available in OpenType Format and finally include a full central European character set.

CA NORMAL is featured in the brandnew SLANTED magazine issue which is dedicated to Grotesque fonts. Drop in at your local bookstore or here.

Am 13. Januar um 16 Uhr hält Stefan Claudius im Rahmen der Veranstaltung “Buchstaben der Welt – Welt der Buchstaben” des Internationalen Kollegs Morphomata in Köln einen Vortrag zum Thema “Von der Kalligraphie zum Vektor”. Ort: Weyertal 59 (Rückgebäude) 3. Stock, 50937 Köln. Weitere Informationen hier.

For people who don’t speak German: This post is about Stefan Claudius who is giving a lecture in Germany.

CA Normal Serif has entered the final stage of testing and editing and will soon be available here.