Feb [2022]
Type Specimen



Fakir by Underware
↓Poster
297 x 820mm/Tiled
↓ Book
64pp/176 x 250mm/Casebound
Munken Print  Cream 90gsm
↓ Insert Booklet
16pp/148 x 210mm/Softcover/Saddle Stitch
Munken Print  Cream 90gsm



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↳ Fakir is a typeface produced by Dutch-based font foundry Underware. Fakir is described as a blackletter with a holy kiss, a contemporary interpretation of gone letterforms with its origin in blackletter.

This type specimen for Fakir highlights its inherent qualities. Taking influence from early magician promotional ephemera and the transition from the magic of the eastern fakirs and gurus to western magicians.

©Fionn McArdle 2024