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New growth from old wood. Mānuka is a collection of compressed fonts for large sizes. With deviant details pilfered from Teutonic timber type, Mānuka grafts a contemporary antipodean aesthetic onto 19th century German root-stock. Tight spacing, closed apertures and sharp joins make a compelling texture, like sunlight sparkling through a forest canopy.
- Design
- Kris Sowersby
- Engineering
- Noe Blanco
- Collaborators
- Dave Foster
- Extended Whānau
- Awards
- TDC Certificate of Typographic Excellence2022
- Best Awards, Design Craft, Silver2021
- Australian Design Biennale Distinction2014
- Release date
- 2021
- Current version
- 1.005
- Classification
- Modern: Slab-Serif
- Font formats
- OTF DesktopWOFF2 WebTTF App
- OpenType features
- Ligaturesliga
- Alternate ass01
- Alternate Rss02
- Fractionsfrac
- Capital formscase
- Glyph count
- 455 per style3,185 total
- Font styles
- 7
- Hinting
- Manual VTT hinting
- Kerning
- Manual kerning1,960 pairs per style
| Font name | File size |
|---|---|
| Mānuka Slab Thin | 31kb |
| Mānuka Slab Light | 34kb |
| Mānuka Slab Regular | 35kb |
| Mānuka Slab Medium | 35kb |
| Mānuka Slab Bold | 34kb |
| Mānuka Slab Black | 36kb |
| Mānuka Slab Ultra | 35kb |