2019 Winner
Typeface Design
Heldane
Heldane
Category—Typeface Design
2019 Winner
Typeface Design
Heldane
Designer(s)
Kris Sowersby, Wellington, New Zealand
Additional Credits
ENGINEER: Noe Blanco, Spain
TYPE FOUNDRY: Klim Type Foundry
TWITTER: @klimtypefoundry
INSTAGRAM: @klim_type_foundry
CONCEPT:
Heldane is a contemporary serif family inspired by the renaissance works of Hendrik van den Keere, Claude Garamond, Robert Granjon, and Simon de Colines. Rather than emulating a specific font, Heldane amalgamates the best details from these sources into a cohesive whole. The classical typographic foundations of Heldane are refined with rigorous digital drawing.