![]() ![]() The biggest issue with Cera, however, is its lack of identity. The family is fleshed out with a stencil variant, a rounded variant, and a “brush” variant. According to the promotional text, it works equally well for headlines and text sizes. The character set is extensive, covering most European languages, and the family sports a large selection of weights and styles. The thing is, on the surface it checks all the boxes. ![]() To single out one typeface may be unfair, because Cera is just one of many examples of the real subject matter here. My first thought was to publish it myself, but I instead decided to take this second chance to clarify my thoughts. I was relieved when Stephen responded a few weeks later, having caught on to my mischief. I didn’t divulge my secret, instead waiting for the editorial team to comment. I wrote a somewhat sarcastic review under the guise of a “favorite” and submitted it to Stephen Coles, the editor of Typographica. My chosen typeface was an extension to Jakob Runge’s Cera family (specifically Cera Round Pro and Cera Brush, both released in 2016). This font is free for PERSONAL USE.It is unclear whether this promotional piece is intended as a joke or not. With over 980 glyphs per style, Cera cares about localised letterforms and has the OpenType features to match. ![]() The extended, pan-European Cera Pro supports around 150 languages in the Latin, Cyrillic and Greek scripts, and its non-Latin components were developed with native consultants. Naturally, it also has all the useful dingbats and arrows you might need. For best on-screen performance the TrueType files for the web and desktop fonts have been improved with manual hinting. A steadfast companion for text, Cera Pro has a large x-height and compact capitals. Matching italics, carefully sloped a lively 10º, are invigorated with a dash of rotalic flavour: keeping the o a perfect circle and giving Cera Pro’s italics striking effect when used for display typography. Cera Pro’s six weights, thin to black, give it a full range of expression for interfaces and corporate design in print, on screen and in multiple languages. ![]()
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