Gramercy is an elegant, contemporary serif that balances slightly painterly and whimsical forms with functionality and sturdiness. With 48 styles in total, its three subfamilies — Standard, Fine, and Display — each come with uppercase swashes. All in all, Gramercy is a font that invites extreme editorial flexibility. A true winner.
Designed by our longterm collaborator Robert Janes, a recurring theme is Gramercy’s overhanging, misproportioned details. Where another typeface might have ball terminals, Gramercy has flared strokes. That’s what makes it feel painterly. Hearts beat faster when Gramercy’s swashes appear, a series of uppercase flourishes that cover all weights and subfamilies.
The font was initially heavily informed by F.H. Ernst Schneidler’s Amalthea (1956), a typeface that served as the Italic companion to his eponymous Schneidler-Mediäval (1938). Gramercy, Gramercy Fine, and Gramercy Display all cover eight weights with corresponding Italics. The variable font files all...
