I’m trying to identify this funky serif on the January poster for the Cinemateket Trondheim treated by We are HUGMUN. Looks like something that came out in the last 2 years. Wondering if it might be custom…

https://www.ffonts.net/Titania.font?text=Januar

https://www.ffonts.net/Athenian-Normal.font?text=Janur

https://www.ffonts.net/Klarissa.font?text=Janur

Spot the difference...

 

Just now, Gizzmo said:

Spot the difference...

 

Hahaha, indeed! Thanks for the help 🙃

So Gizzmo what is the difference between Titania, Athenia and Klarissa, apart from the name - do tell!

From what I can see and deduce, they’re all the same – some one 

Athenian is the worse with its low character counts (110), and lacking any accentuated character.

Klarissa has a Contour and Shadow versions.

And Titania seams to be the original one, designer bu Richard William Mueller. More info can be found on Luc Devroye’s website.

Here’s Fonts in use Titania’s page with a nice context:

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Titania was issued by Haas before 1906. Also cast by Berling and, as Grasses modernes, by Bertrand. Società Augusta had a Titania chiara(before 1914). [Reichardt] Also cast by Trennert [Letter Library]

Berthold had a phototype version (shown). Various digitizations, by Rick Mueller (1993), Dieter Steffmann (both as Klarissa with Contour and Shadow styles, 2000, and as Titania with Outline and Shadow styles, 2001), Bright Ideas (as Karissa), Eurofonts (as EFN Mellotron/Melody), Thomas Harvey (as Athenia/Athenian).

 

And here’s the source of the type specimen Titania, J. D. Trennert

JolinM good information, actually I downloaded both Titania and Klarissa and had a close look at them both in Fontographer. I have to say Klarissa digitised by Dieter Steffmann is the cleaner version of the two and would be more suitable for reproduction at large sizes.

Good to know!