P22 launches Kirkwall, Ornes and Speyside fonts

P22 Type Foundry and the International House of Fonts (IHOF) have announced three new font families designed by Norwegian type designer Torleiv Sverdrup for IHOF.

P22 Kirkwall is described as an unusual and elegant design.

The uppercase letters have a slightly curved stem that ends in a small serif and wedge crossbars.

The lowercase letters are said to have a fluid and easy design with end-hooks and long leading serifs.

Kirkwall Trim and Bold Trim styles contain an alternate set of lowercase characters without the long leading serifs and end-hooks.

P22 Kirkwall is said to be appealing for display work and appropriate for short texts and headlines.

P22 Ornes is said to be inspired by the runic alphabet with ornamentation based on the woodcarvings of the Urnes Stave Church in Norway, an old wooden church from approximately 1150 CE.

The Ornes Pro styles each contain the runic alphabet, ornamented caps, small caps, ornamented small caps and other pro Opentype features.

Ornes Ornamented Rustic Pro features a subtle uneven lowercase with caps.

P22 Speyside is a round, curved and controlled sans serif with an additional set of decorated uppercase letters, initials and small caps.

It is said to be appropriate for text, titling and display.

The origin of the name is taken from a small location in Tobago, and the font is inspired by the local handicraft - the batik in particular.

Each pro font style includes small caps and decorative initials as well as several Opentype features.

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