Martina Plantijn is a refined interpretation of Renaissance old-style serif design principles, drawing inspiration from the classical printing traditions of Christophe Plantin's 16th-century Antwerp workshop. The typeface exhibits characteristic old-style features including moderate stroke contrast, angled stress, and humanist proportions that reflect calligraphic origins. Its letterforms demonstrate careful attention to historical accuracy while maintaining contemporary legibility standards, with well-balanced x-height proportions and generous apertures that enhance readability in extended text settings. The design strikes an elegant balance between scholarly gravitas and approachable warmth, making it distinctive from more austere academic serifs through its subtle personality and refined detailing.
Everhart Museum
This typography system communicates scholarly elegance with botanical warmth, channeling the gravitas of early 20th-century natural history institutions while maintaining contemporary accessibility. The combination creates a sense of curated intellectual discovery, evoking the romance of scientific exploration and museum cabinet collections with a distinctly American regional museum character.
Paroles d’artistes femmes. 1869–1939
This typography system embodies scholarly-feminine authority with a distinctly French intellectual sensibility. The condensed display face creates urgent, proclamatory energy befitting manifestos and declarations, while the classical text typeface grounds the work in literary tradition and academic rigor.