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WT Zaft²
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WT Zaft²
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WT Zaft²
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WT Zaft²
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WT Zaft²
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WT Zaft²
Variable A
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Moonshine
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Variable B
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Hop Juice
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Variable C
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Peyote
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WT Zaft²

Zaft² is a spaghetti-chugging, frontier-focused evolution of the previous system, released back in 2019. The original Zaft was a weighty titling boldface, donning bulky yet sharp slab serifs built upon its clinically precise grid. Geometric precision was an essential feature as it is for the newer Zaft² system, however amongst this ridged framework was a new found taste for badly dubbed western flicks and Acapulco Gold…

Similar to the wave of advertising display types which swept over industrialised nations in the 19th century, Zaft² follows suit by emphasising a reverse stroke contrast and condensing in width to pack a punch on the page. This genre, most famously epitomised by a style which became known as French Clarendon, served as a parody of the common Didone types of the period – at odds with Newton’s law of gravity to create a bastard new breed of enigmas bound to garner attention amongst the typographic milieu of the period. As time progressed, this genre of type became increasingly associated with the Wild West due to it’s usage across the American frontier in the 19th century, compounded further by the rise of the heavily romanticised and stereotyped Wild West genre which saw its peak during the 1950’s/60’s.

Zaft² follows a similar trajectory into the pastiched expanses of the old frontier, albeit with a foot grounded firmly within the present. Its compact forms are rigid and tight yet counterbalanced by soft rounded corners to strike a playful harmony. A unique feature of Zaft² is the use of contextual alternatives which allow for a more compact fit. This feature seamlessly swaps in un-serifed alternatives where applicable to achieve a tighter word-image.

To drag the ’Old West’ kicking and screaming into the ’New World’, Zaft² utilises variable font technology to hand over a greater level of customisation. The family comes in 3 separate variable fonts which each offer a unique axis of control as well as providing stark differences in shape. Variable A allows you to shift weight from bottom-heavy to top. Variable B symmetrically affects the serifs in relation to the counter-space whilst Variable C asymmetrically adjusting the serifs. The full family comes complete with all 3 variable fonts as well as 6 individual static font files. Zaft² supports the majority of Latin languages. Please check the PDF specimen below for a full overview of the specific glyph-sets.

I’d like to thank the wonderful type designer Céline Hurka who collaborated with me on this from the start, developing and expanding the typeface well beyond the remit of the first draft. Without her efforts, this project may not have seen the light of day and therefore I would like to extend my gratitude for all her time, dedication and expertise in bringing this project through to fruition! A big thank you is also due to Rutherford Craze who wrote all the hidden feature code that is so essential to the eccentric functionality of Zaft².

Language Support
Afrikaans
Albanian
Asu
Basque
Bemba
Bena
Bosnian
Catalan
Cebuano
Chiga
Colognian
Cornish
Corsican
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Embu
English
Estonian
Faroese
Filipino
Finnish
French
Friulian
Galician
German
Gusii
Hungarian
Icelandic
Ido
Indonesian
Interlingua
Irish
Italian
Javanese
Jju
Kabuverdianu
Kalaallisut
Kalenjin
Kamba
Kikuyu
Kinyarwanda
Kurdish
Latvian
Lithuanian
Lojban
Low German
Lower Sorbian
Luo
Luxembourgish
Luyia
Machame
Makhuwa-Meetto
Makonde
Malagasy
Malay
Maltese
Manx
Maori
Meru
Morisyen
North Ndebele
Northern Sotho
Norwegian Bokmål
Norwegian Nynorsk
Nyanja
Nyankole
Occitan
Oromo
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Romansh
Rombo
Rundi
Rwa
Samburu
Sango
Sangu
Sardinian
Scottish Gaelic
Sena
Shambala
Shona
Slovak
Slovenian
Soga
Somali
South Ndebele
Southern Sotho
Spanish
Swahili
Swati
Swedish
Swiss German
Taita
Taroko
Teso
Tsonga
Tswana
Turkish
Turkmen
Upper Sorbian
Vunjo
Walloon
Walser
Welsh
Western Frisian
Xhosa
Zulu
OpenType Features

Stylistic Alternatives
Contextual Alternatives
Localised Forms
Superiors
Subscript
Fractions
Case Sensitive Forms
Stylistic Set 01
Stylistic Set 02
Stylistic Set 03

Glyph Count

A: 711
B: 482
C: 482

Release

2021

Designed by

Jacob Wise
Céline Hurka

Special Thanks

Feature Code by Rutherford Craze

Available Styles
WT Zaft² – A1
WT Zaft² – A2
WT Zaft² – B1
WT Zaft² – B2
WT Zaft² – C1
WT Zaft² – C2
WT Zaft² – Variable A
WT Zaft² – Variable B
WT Zaft² – Variable C
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WT Zaft² – A1 WT Zaft² – A2 WT Zaft² – B1 WT Zaft² – B2 WT Zaft² – C1 WT Zaft² – C2 WT Zaft² – Variable A WT Zaft² – Variable B WT Zaft² – Variable C
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