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Kairos, a contemporary take on traditional Grecian-style slab serifs, is a brand new display typeface released today from Monotype. Grecians — octagonal slab serifs — first achieved popularity in the US in the 1800s as both metal and wood types, especially with beveled, shadowed or faceted lettering. Designed by Terrance Weinzierl of Monotype Studio, Kairos — Greek for opportunity — is designed to cast an industrial, sporty feeling to a wide range of branding and packaging, commerce, consumer items, sports, video games, websites and apps. Why this new face? Weinzierl sought to build a display family reminiscent of the older octagonal look, but with a…

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