Cumulus & Foam: a Typeface, Anorexically Obese

This face has roots in Didot, but with a hint of plastic surgery gone wrong. Anna Malsberger describes it best: “They tease us with allusions to peacocks, mustaches, umbrellas and feathers. They blossom, heave, and knock each other around. They are a glorious parade of grotesque enthusiasts.�

Cumulus & Foam comes from Stefán Kjartansson, designer of Black Slabbath, Armchair Modern, and Reykjavík. It’s a family of three typefaces: Cumulus & Foam & Vane, Cumulus & Foam & Crumpet, and Cumulus & Foam & Naugahyde. Watch for it to be released this month through You Work For Them.