New Font Release: Kanat Latin!

JUL 2025

Jul 02, 2025

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This email newsletter comes with 2 shit-hot announcements, let’s go!

July – 30 October 2025

I’m currently in NSW for the first time in 3 years. We landed one week ago and have just celebrated Margaret’s 80th birthday, so I’m getting a taste of what home feels like again!

I’m also super excited to share with you my 2025 in-person calligraphy courses in Australia. Come and join me!

August 15th | Griffith University Brisbane South Bank Campus via Typism
August 18th | Griffith University Gold Coast Campus via Typism
September 6th | Work-Shop Melbourne
September 27th | Friends of the Botanical Garden Melbourne

Kanat Latin: New Font Release!

I’m really excited to share with you my second large project of 2025 called Kanat Latin!

I've been developing this font for several months, and it wouldn't have been possible without the trust and support of Lara Captan from Ama Foundry and my type mentor Jose Manuel Urós from Type-O-Tones, so huge thanks to both of them!

Kanat Latin is a contemporary, bold, and playful display font—and I'm super proud of it! Read more below.

Purchase Kanat Latin

Kanat Latin: Graphic Expressionism

In 2024, the Arabic type designer Lara Captan challenged me to create a Latin companion for her existing Arabic display font called Kanat — the Turkish word for “wing.” Captan’s beautiful typeface is a detached stencil design, originally created for letterpress, which carries architectural playfulness and delivers a warm kind of boldness to the reader.

Based on the description above— and challenged by the question: How can I create a Latin companion for an Arabic font I cannot read or write? — I spent many hours observing and analysing Kanat Arabic, its personality and DNA, followed by many more hours of consulting with Lara Captan. The result is a Latin interpretation that carries a bold attitude and playful spirit.

Full Case Study

Kanat Latin Ultra: Language Support

Kanat Latin supports 269 languages and covers Basic Latin, Latin-1 Supplement, Latin-2 Central European and Latin Plus.

Following its Arabic companion, it contains some stencil characters including: g, j, &, $, €, £, ¥, ¢, ƒ, amongst others.

Download Type Specimen

Kanat Latin Ultra: Font Specifications

Kanat Latin is best used at 48pt and above. It’s designed to highlight words with flair, and finds its sweet spot in architectural, food, music, fashion, and packaging contexts.

Styles: 1
Glyphs set: 540