Marbla

Experimental Variable Font

Marbla is an experimental display typeface exploring the possibilities of variable fonts to change the mood and personality of a typeface. Starting with a friendly regular style the letterforms can be modified via the axes Inktrap, Balloon and Curve. The result is a variable font with a range of expressive and playful display styles that can be combined with the legible Regular. The combination of the three axes creates countless possibilities of variation.

Inktrap

Along the Inktrap axis, rounded inktraps are extended from slightly slanted forms to an extreme - creating new lettershapes.

Balloon

The Balloon axis »inflates« the letters. In contrast to a typical weight axis, this option not only changes the stroke width, but also rounds off the edges.

Curve

To round the shapes even more the Curve axis bends the vertical lines.

Inktrap

Balloon

Curve

the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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