Corsair is a rugged font with a handcrafted touch. Familiar and easy to work with, it has a worn-in feel that slots right into your typographic toolkit like you’ve known it all along. Originally commissioned by Best Made Co., its functional beauty was made to mimic the idiosyncrasies of handwriting. Naturally randomised letterforms lend it authenticity, while weathered edges and subtle variations add a rustic charm. The effect is an honest, approachable, and organic look that’s careful, but that doesn’t overthink it. Goes well with packaging, branding, and product lookbooks alike. Tastes slightly smoky. Gets even better with age.
Designed by: Samarskaya & Partners
Published: 2018
Language support:
Cyrillic (9 languages)
Greek (1 language)
Latin (121 languages)
Transliterations (26 languages)
Ksenya Samarskaya is the founding member of Samarskaya & Partners, drafting type to push against the limits of technology, radiate legibly on small screens, and trigger nuanced algorithms of emotion and history. She’s provided Cyrillic consultation, as well as multi-script type design, for the likes of Apple, Font Bureau, Google, MCKL, Monotype, WeWork. In 2017, she served as a judge for the Type Directors Club annual, the Communication Arts type annual, and the Taiwan International Student Design Competition. She splits her time between Brooklyn, NY and Barcelona where she’s teaching typography at Harbour.Space University.
Drawing : | Azamat Kodzoev |
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Drawing : | Micha Strukov |
Drawing : | James Todd |
Post-production : | Mathieu Réguer |
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