Refined shapes for certain glyphs. Adjusted kerning and addition of more variants and ligatures.
24 Sep 2021
Basement
Grotesque
Basement Grotesque is the studio’s first venture into the daunting but exciting world of type design. Of course, we had to start with a heavyweight: striking and unapologetically so; flawed but charming and full of character.
We set out inspired by the expressiveness of early 19th-century grotesque typefaces and the boldness and striking visuals of the contemporary revival of brutalist aesthetics. Grotesque is the first step in a very ambitious path we’ve set for ourselves.
The typeface is a work in progress, open to anyone who shares our visual and graphic sensibilities. You're invited to check our journey as we iterate, change, and add new weights and widths in the future as we learn by doing.
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ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789!?&
Characters
413 glyphs
Black (800)
OTF
Lëtzebuerg
Moscow
Genève
Roma
CATACOMBS, ALTHOUGH MOST NOTABLE AS UNDERGROUND PASSAGEWAYS AND CEMETERIES, ALSO HOUSE MANY DECORATIONS.
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There are thousands of decorations in the centuries-old catacombs of Rome, catacombs of Paris, and other known and unknown catacombs, some of which include inscriptions, paintings, statues, ornaments, and other items placed in the graves over the years.
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1918-2021
£ 206.10
€ 37,00
£ 206.10
€ 37,00
1918-2021
£ 206.10
€ 37,00
Try this beauty :)
Handcrafted
for strong designs
S: 108PX | T: -2px | L: 110%
S: 108PX | T: -2px | L: 110%
108PX
-2px
110%
Forget morality
Moral philosophy is bogus, a mere substitute for God that licenses ugly emotions.
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I002.s5
I003.s5
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In every Mithraeum the centerpiece was a representation of Mithras killing a sacred bull, an act called the Tauroctony.
2K21
CHANGELOG
Version History
1.2
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1.1
↳
Refined and redrawn shapes. Masters set up for additional weights and widths. Renaming from Bold to Black to comply with the new weight spectrum.
08 Aug 2021
1.0
↳
Private release. Bold weight, full set of glyphs with support for most Latin languages, full set of punctuation and symbols.
28 May 2021
0.9
↳
Capital letters, alternative glyphs, stylistic sets, regular and discretionary ligatures, lining and old-style figures.
24 May 2021
0.5
↳
Lowercase and some capital letters.
17 Apr 2021
Stats
Features status
Family styles
1/5
↳
Character set
4/5
↳
Spacing & Kerning
3/5
↳
Hinting
4/5
↳
#BASEMENTGROTESQUE
Tweets
Andrés Briganti
@ambriganti
@basementstudio 🟡⬛️ #basementgrotesque https://t.co/V3sbejKzAn
12:20 pm - 14 Mar 2022
Shawn Park
@ShawnPa27400847
I’m downloading the #basementgrotesque typeface, the boldest font I’ll ever use on my side-projects. Thank you guys @basementstudio 🏴 Get it now: https://t.co/qZDnrLf8W9
20:52 pm - 13 Mar 2022
basement.studio
@basementstudio
RT @basementstudio: It’s been great seeing the amazing support for #basementgrotesque 🖤 With almost 10k downloads and growing, we’d like t…
15:37 pm - 13 Mar 2022
Jose Rago
@ragojose
RT @basementstudio: It’s been great seeing the amazing support for #basementgrotesque 🖤 With almost 10k downloads and growing, we’d like t…
22:51 pm - 11 Mar 2022
Matias
@matutedevjs
I’m downloading the #basementgrotesque typeface, the boldest font I’ll ever use on my side-projects. Thank you guys @basementstudio 🏴 Get it now: https://t.co/x2si7HIb2i
20:53 pm - 11 Mar 2022
Mateo Zaragoza
@teo_zaragoza
RT @basementstudio: It’s been great seeing the amazing support for #basementgrotesque 🖤 With almost 10k downloads and growing, we’d like t…
20:49 pm - 11 Mar 2022
defimieth
@delfi_mieth
RT @basementstudio: It’s been great seeing the amazing support for #basementgrotesque 🖤 With almost 10k downloads and growing, we’d like t…
20:42 pm - 11 Mar 2022
FC Königsfeld 1954 e.V.
@FcKoenigsfeld
RT @basementstudio: It’s been great seeing the amazing support for #basementgrotesque 🖤 With almost 10k downloads and growing, we’d like t…
20:40 pm - 11 Mar 2022
hrcone
@hrc0ne
I’m downloading the #basementgrotesque typeface, the boldest font I’ll ever use on my side-projects. Thank you guys @basementstudio 🏴 Get it now: https://t.co/blcjzYP8X8
19:22 pm - 11 Mar 2022
mike
@MikaelSargsyan
RT @basementstudio: It’s been great seeing the amazing support for #basementgrotesque 🖤 With almost 10k downloads and growing, we’d like t…
18:54 pm - 11 Mar 2022
1.2
↳
Refined shapes for certain glyphs. Adjusted kerning and addition of more variants and ligatures.
24 Sep 2021
1.1
↳
Refined and redrawn shapes. Masters set up for additional weights and widths. Renaming from Bold to Black to comply with the new weight spectrum.
08 Aug 2021
1.0
↳
Private release. Bold weight, full set of glyphs with support for most Latin languages, full set of punctuation and symbols.
28 May 2021
0.9
↳
Capital letters, alternative glyphs, stylistic sets, regular and discretionary ligatures, lining and old-style figures.
24 May 2021
0.5
↳
Lowercase and some capital letters.
17 Apr 2021
Family styles
1/5
↳
Character set
4/5
↳
Spacing & Kerning
3/5
↳
Hinting
4/5
↳
Andrés Briganti
@ambriganti
@basementstudio 🟡⬛️ #basementgrotesque https://t.co/V3sbejKzAn
12:20 pm - 14 Mar 2022
Shawn Park
@ShawnPa27400847
I’m downloading the #basementgrotesque typeface, the boldest font I’ll ever use on my side-projects. Thank you guys @basementstudio 🏴 Get it now: https://t.co/qZDnrLf8W9
20:52 pm - 13 Mar 2022
basement.studio
@basementstudio
RT @basementstudio: It’s been great seeing the amazing support for #basementgrotesque 🖤 With almost 10k downloads and growing, we’d like t…
15:37 pm - 13 Mar 2022
Jose Rago
@ragojose
RT @basementstudio: It’s been great seeing the amazing support for #basementgrotesque 🖤 With almost 10k downloads and growing, we’d like t…
22:51 pm - 11 Mar 2022
Matias
@matutedevjs
I’m downloading the #basementgrotesque typeface, the boldest font I’ll ever use on my side-projects. Thank you guys @basementstudio 🏴 Get it now: https://t.co/x2si7HIb2i
20:53 pm - 11 Mar 2022
Mateo Zaragoza
@teo_zaragoza
RT @basementstudio: It’s been great seeing the amazing support for #basementgrotesque 🖤 With almost 10k downloads and growing, we’d like t…
20:49 pm - 11 Mar 2022
defimieth
@delfi_mieth
RT @basementstudio: It’s been great seeing the amazing support for #basementgrotesque 🖤 With almost 10k downloads and growing, we’d like t…
20:42 pm - 11 Mar 2022
FC Königsfeld 1954 e.V.
@FcKoenigsfeld
RT @basementstudio: It’s been great seeing the amazing support for #basementgrotesque 🖤 With almost 10k downloads and growing, we’d like t…
20:40 pm - 11 Mar 2022
hrcone
@hrc0ne
I’m downloading the #basementgrotesque typeface, the boldest font I’ll ever use on my side-projects. Thank you guys @basementstudio 🏴 Get it now: https://t.co/blcjzYP8X8
19:22 pm - 11 Mar 2022
mike
@MikaelSargsyan
RT @basementstudio: It’s been great seeing the amazing support for #basementgrotesque 🖤 With almost 10k downloads and growing, we’d like t…
18:54 pm - 11 Mar 2022