I have developed this text typeface as the practical project during my studies for the MA in Typeface Design at the University of Reading, UK.

Mina is a contemporary newspaper typeface with a sturdy and organic character. Robustness and strength help make Mina be a work horse. Its strong colour in text is ideally suited to high-speed printing conditions. A low stroke contrast gives the old style typeface almost the appearance of a slab serif. The serifs' styles are calligraphic and asymmetric, as well as well-defined. Though heavy in weight, these serifs give the letterforms a lively character. This feature allows Mina to be the perfect partner for magazine typesetting. Mina is very legible in small text sizes and easy to read in long texts. The typeface is economic -- its x-height is large, the capitals are low in height and its decenders are short. Mina's Latin extended character set for the Regular, Italic and Bold -- as well as the Telugu version -- are still in progress.

Submission 06/2008

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