Pradell

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Pradell Italic
Pradell Italic
Pradell is a typeface based on a research from Spanish 18th century type specimens.
Pradell Bold
Pradell Bold
BARCELONA
Pradell SemiBold Italic
Pradell SemiBold Italic
A freely inspired type from punches cut by Catalan punchcutter Eudald Pradell
Pradell Roman
Pradell Roman
The village of Longbourn was only one mile from Meryton; a most convenient distance for the young ladies, who were usually tempted thither three or four times a week, to pay their duty to their aunt, and to a milliner’s shop just over the way. The two youngest of the family, Catherine and Lydia, were particularly frequent in these attentions; their minds were more vacant than their sisters’, and when nothing better offered, a walk to Meryton was necessary to amuse their morning hours and furnish conversation for the evening; and however bare of news the country in general might be, they always contrived to learn some from their aunt. At present, indeed, they were well supplied both with news and happiness by the recent arrival of a militia regiment in the neighbourhood; it was to remain the whole winter, and Meryton was the head quarters.
Pradell Italic
Pradell Italic
Politiquillos zafios con orejas kilométricas y uñas de gavilán
Pradell Roman
Pradell Roman
ROMAN
Pradell Bold
Pradell Bold
“Typography exist to honor content”
Pradell Roman
Pradell Roman
Passat Ridorta havien atrapat un carro que feia la mateixa via que ells, i en Matias, amb ganes d’estalviar el delit, preguntà al carreter si els volia dur fins a les collades de la muntanya. El pagès, rialler i encantat de trobar una estona de conversa, li féu de seguida lloc a son costat en la post travessera, i digué a la Mila que s’ajoqués darrera d’ells, sobre el bossat. Ella guaità amb agraïment a n’aquell home desconegut, que li feia semblant mercè. Malgrat la bona cama que tenia, estava fatigada. Son marit li havia contat que de Llisquents, on els deixà l’ordinari, fins a Ridorta, hi havia cosa de mitja horeta, i ja feia cinc quartassos que caminaven quan vegeren negrejar el campanaret del poble dalt del turó verdelós: d’aleshores fins a trobar el carro havia passat un altre quart llarg i entre el solei, la polseguera i la contrarietat, li havia donat un gran malhumor a la pobra dona. Tantost encauada en son niu de l’estora, amb el farcellet de la roba al caire i l’esquena arrimada a un coster, es desféu el mocador que duia com una teuladeta sobre la cara, i agafant-lo pels becs l’esbategà contra les galtes. Estava acalorada, i l’aire fresquívol del mocador li passà pel coll i polsos com una manyaga dolça i una mica esgarrifadora que la resseguí tota: mes, al parar de ventar-se, es trobà més reposada i serena per a guaitar les belleses d’aquells camins que tantes vegades li havia ponderat en Matias. Mirà d’una banda i altra. Per darrera del carro fugia cap avall, fent tortes i esbiaixades, la carreterota veïnera, plena de sots, de roderes fondes i de crestes de fang ressec, que el pas de les rodes anava escantellant poc a poquet, amb catxassa tan perfidiosa, que fins al pic de l’estiu no les deixaria mal arranades. Aleshores la carretera s’allivellaria amb matalassos de pols per una temporada, fins que la tornessin a malmetre els xàfecs tardorencs.

About this typeface

ENG Pradell is the result of an in-depth research study on 18th-century Spanish type specimens and is freely inspired by the remarkable punches cut by the renowned Catalan punchcutter Eudald Pradell (1721–1788). The Pradell typeface family has been carefully crafted for the composition of literary texts, with particular attention paid to historical authenticity and contemporary usability. It includes a complete set of glyphs that supports all Latin-based languages, ensuring versatility and functionality across a wide range of editorial and publishing contexts. Thanks to its balanced proportions and subtle details, Pradell maintains high readability even at small point sizes, while its refined shapes bring elegance and warmth to book typography, editorial projects, and extended reading materials. The typeface is ideal for designers and publishers seeking a timeless yet distinctive serif that bridges the gap between tradition and modernity.

ESP Pradell nace de un estudio de investigación sobre especímenes tipográficos españoles del siglo XVIII y se inspira libremente en los punzones realizados por el grabador catalán Eudald Pradell (1721–1788). Diseñada especialmente para composición literaria, la familia tipográfica Pradell incluye un conjunto completo de caracteres para todos los idiomas basados en el alfabeto latino. Destaca por su gran legibilidad en tamaños pequeños y su elegancia, perfecta para el texto de libros.

CAT Pradell és el resultat d’una recerca sobre mostres tipogràfiques espanyoles del segle XVIII i s’inspira lliurement en els punxons creats pel gravador català Eudald Pradell (1721–1788). Dissenyada especialment per a composició literària, la família tipogràfica Pradell compta amb un conjunt complet de caracters per a totes les llengües basades en l’alfabet llatí. És altament llegible en mides petites i elegant, ideal per a la composició de textos en llibres.

Designed by
Andreu Balius. 1999-2003.

Awards:

  • Excellence in Type Design.
    Bukva:raz! ATypI, 2001.
  • Excellence in Type Design.
    (Judge's Choice). TDC 2002.
  • ADCE Awards 2002.
  • AEPD Award 2003.


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Pradell typeface supports:
Abenaki, Afaan Oromo, Afar, Afrikaans, Albanian, Alsatian, Amis, Anuta, Aranese, Aromanian, Arrernte, Arvanitic (Latin), Atayal, Aymara, Azerbaijani, Bashkir (Latin), Basque, Belarusian (Latin), Bemba, Bikol, Bislama, Bosnian, Breton, Cape Verdean Creole, Catalan, Cebuano, Chamorro, Chavacano, Chichewa, Chickasaw, Cimbrian, Cofán, Cornish, Corsican, Creek, Crimean Tatar (Latin), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dawan, Delaware, Dholuo, Drehu, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Faroese, Fijian, Filipino, Finnish, Folkspraak, French, Frisian, Friulian, Gagauz (Latin), Galician, Ganda, Genoese, German, Gikuyu, Gooniyandi, Greenlandic (Kalaallisut), Guadeloupean Creole, Guaraní, Gwich’in, Haitian Creole, Hän, Hawaiian, Hiligaynon, Hopi, Hotcąk (Latin), Hungarian, Icelandic, Ido, Igbo, Ilocano, Indonesian, Irish, Istro-Romanian, Italian, Jamaican, Javanese (Latin), Jèrriais, Kaingang, Kala Lagaw Ya, Kapampangan (Latin), Kaqchikel, Karakalpak (Latin), Karelian (Latin), Kashubian, Kikongo, Kinyarwanda, Kiribati, Kirundi, Klingon, Kurdish (Latin), Ladin, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Lombard, Low Saxon, Luxembourgish, Maasai, Makhuwa, Malay, Maltese, Manx, Māori, Marquesan, Megleno-Romanian, Meriam Mir, Mirandese, Mohawk, Moldovan, Montagnais, Montenegrin, Murrinh-Patha, Nagamese Creole, Nahuatl, Ndebele, Neapolitan, Ngiyambaa, Niuean, Noongar, Norwegian, Novial, Occitan, Old Icelandic, Old Norse, Oshiwambo, Ossetian (Latin), Palauan, Papiamento, Piedmontese, Polish, Portuguese, Potawatomi, Q’eqchi’, Quechua, Rarotongan, Romanian, Romansh, Rotokas, Sami, Samoan, Sango, Saramaccan, Sardinian, Scottish Gaelic, Serbian (Latin), Seri, Seychellois Creole, Shawnee, Shona, Sicilian, Silesian, Slovak, Slovenian, Slovio (Latin), Somali, Sorbian, Sotho, Spanish, Sranan, Sundanese (Latin), Swahili, Swazi, Swedish, Tagalog, Tahitian, Tetum, Tok Pisin, Tokelauan, Tongan, Tshiluba, Tsonga, Tswana, Tumbuka, Turkish, Turkmen (Latin), Tuvaluan, Tzotzil, Uzbek (Latin), Venetian, Vepsian, Volapük, Võro, Wallisian, Walloon, Waray-Waray, Warlpiri, Wayuu, Welsh, Wik-Mungkan, Wiradjuri, Wolof, Xavante, Xhosa, Yapese, Yindjibarndi, Zapotec, Zarma, Zazaki, Zulu, Zuni.

It also includes special localized forms for Catalan [l·l] and Dutch [ij].

Styles

  • Pradell Roman
  • Pradell Italic
  • Pradell SemiBold
  • Pradell SemiBold Italic
  • Pradell Bold
  • Pradell Bold Italic

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