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<p>The old posters and signs in the traditional neighborhood of Buenos Aires
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called Montserrat inspired me to design a typeface that rescues the beauty of
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urban typography from the first half of the twentieth century. The goal is to
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rescue what is in Montserrat and set it free, under a free, libre and open
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source license, the SIL Open Font License.</p>
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<p>As urban development changes this place, it will never return to its
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original form and loses forever the designs that are so special and unique. To
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draw the letters, I rely on examples of lettering in the urban space. Each
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selected example produces its own variants in length, width and height
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proportions, each adding to the Montserrat family. The old typographies and
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canopies are irretrievable when they are replaced.</p>
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<p>There are other revivals, but those do not stay close to the originals. The
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letters that inspired this project have work, dedication, care, color,
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contrast, light and life, day and night! These are the types that make the
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city look so beautiful.</p>
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<p>This is the Regular family, and it has two sister families so far,
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<a href="http://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Montserrat+Alternates">Alternates</a> and
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<a href="http://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Montserrat+Subrayada">Subrayada</a>
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families. Many of the letterforms are special in the Alternates family,
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while .</p> |