Castle

  • James Sheard

Castle takes its inspiration from centuries of Welsh craft and industry. From its great Medieval period (shown using the exaggerated serifs found in Gaelic), to their rich Industrial Revolution (represented through the block letterpress style), to mining and much more. The *graft, chiselled, firm foundations* of the typeface also celebrate the traditional art of Welsh slate carving, showing proudness of the country’s history whilst also looking to the present and future by being a modern, geometrically considered font. This is shown through interlocking characters — thanks to inverted serifs. Existing in only UPPERCASE and numerical forms, display typeface Castle’s boldness gives it a great presence in its context.