Amira 2
Amira 2 is a sans-serif typeface published by Occupant Fonts in 2004, designed by Cyrus Highsmith and Cem Eskinazi. It comes in 5 weights, from Light to Black, with italics. It is one of 48 typefaces from Occupant Fonts in the Type.lol catalog, 20 of them sans-serif.
From the foundry
The cross between calligraphy and sans serif is rare, inhabiting territory between Hermann Zapf’s Optima, classical sans structure with a calligraphic spirit, and Warren Chappell’s Lydian, classical calligraphy without serifs. Cyrus Highsmith claims adventurous new ground with Amira, a letterform that pops from the page with an angled vitality. Amira both welcomes and surprises readers with bright new rhythms and texture. In 2023, Cem Eskinazi expanded the character set to include small caps plus Greek & Cyrillic.
Published by Occupant Fonts
Typeface on the foundry website
- Classification
- sans
- Weights
- Light, Regular, Semibold, Bold, Black
- Released
- 2004