Torrent
Torrent is a serif typeface published by Indian Type Foundry in 1915, designed by Manushi Parikh and Jean-Baptiste Morizot. It comes in 8 weights, from Thin to Extrabold, with italics. It is one of 124 typefaces from Indian Type Foundry in the Type.lol catalog, 27 of them serif.
From the foundry
A multi-purpose serif typeface featuring distinctive wedge-formed serifs. The design exhibits large x-height and open counterforms, with strategically opened joins in letters like K, k, and R. It demonstrates higher stroke-contrast typical for serif typefaces intended for lengthy text passages and maintains clarity even in suboptimal printing conditions.
Published by Indian Type Foundry
Typeface on the foundry website
- Classification
- serif
- Weights
- Thin, Light, Book, Regular, Medium, Semibold, Bold, Extrabold
- Released
- 1915