Author's note

Masana-3Maxima by Mario Arturo is a free handwritten font with the quick, oversized loops of an unedited signature. Its thin monoline strokes swing between broad rounded forms and sudden tall verticals, producing a lively, uneven silhouette. Letters overlap and change scale noticeably, and several forms finish in long, loose extensions.

Fashion branding and personal stationery can draw on its intimate signature quality and conspicuous irregularity. Album artwork and event posters suit its restless movement and sweeping, improvised line. Across these private and public settings, the looping strokes turn a name or phrase into a piece of personal, gestural artwork rather than neutral lettering.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
donationware
Font family
Masana
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
FONTLAB:OTFEXPORT
Full font name
Masana-3Maxima
Name table version
Version 1.00 2011
Postscript font name
Masana-3Maxima
Trademark notice
Please refer to the Copyright section for the font trademark attribution notices.
Manufacturer name
Mario Arturo
Designer
Description
this font is donationware for commercial use. Make donation thru PayPal, account name: turoturom@yahoo.es

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2011-06-11
Revision1
Glyph count184
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classScripts
WeightSemi-light
WidthSemi-expanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
Complete pack contains 4 font weights listed below:
Masana-3Maxima.otf
Masana-2Grata.otf
Masana-1Propia.otf
Masana-5Extras.otf