Austin
Austin is a serif typeface published by Commercial Type in 2003, designed by Paul Barnes. It is available with italics. It is one of 139 typefaces from Commercial Type in the Type.lol catalog, 35 of them serif.
From the foundry
Originally designed by Paul Barnes in 2003 as the headline type for the British fashion magazine Harper's & Queen, Austin is a loose revival of the typefaces cut by Richard Austin in the late 18th century for the publisher John Bell. Barnes described the result as 'Richard Austin meets Tony Stan, a British Modern as seen through the lens of 1970s New York,' turning up the contrast and tightening the spacing for a fresh, bold look suited to the constantly changing world of fashion.
Published by Commercial Type
Typeface on the foundry website
- Classification
- serif
- Weights
- Hairline
- Released
- 2003