Typeface of the Month: Albula Pro

We are happy to present our new Typeface of the Month: Albula Pro by the young type design studio Serpentype based in Zurich, Switzerland. 

Albula Pro is a contemporary geometric sans with a charismatic and elegant touch. Inspired by geometry and enhanced with unique form-details. The shapes are optically corrected in order to ensure an excellent reading experience and a broad professional use. Albula Pro is an ideal choice to make your design and layout stand out. It performs perfectly in headlines as well as for branding purposes. When designing Albula Pro, great importance was attached to legibility, so that a good reading experience is guaranteed regardless the text length, which makes it an excellent option for editorial content.

Name/Story:
The Albula region of the Swiss Alps has lent its name to this typeface, with its alpine pass whose serpentines wind up to 2,315 m. The famous Albula–Bernina railroad line, with its imposing constructions from the pioneering period of infrastructure buildings, leads through this region. The mountain crossings are the gateway to the Engadin, a remote valley of captivating beauty. Since centuries geometry is deeply rooted in the local culture, most evident in their houses that have been decorated with geometric shapes so-called sgraffito for generations.

Process:
Silvio Meier created the first drafts of Albula Pro during his communication design studies at the Zurich School of Design in the Type Design module. Over the years and in creative exchange with various type designers, the typeface gained in finesse and quality. In recent months, Silvio Meier finalized the typeface together with type designer Barbara Bigosińska.

Typeface of the Month: Albula Pro

Foundry: Serpentype
Designer: Silvio Meier
Release: January 2021
Styles and Weights: 18 weights from Thin to Extra Bold and matching Obliques
Price Single Style: $ 40.–
Price Full Family: $ 272.–
Price  Basic Set: $ 80.–
Albula Pro Bold is available for free
Buy at Serpentype or MyFonts