A new display slab-serif
Manicotti takes the French Clarendon style of nineteenth century wood type to its extreme. Its axis is completely horizontal and its serifs are over three times the thickness of its stems. Its black, tightly-fitted letters create a dense and dark page, pushing the white shapes inside and in-between the letters into the spotlight.
The typeface was awarded the Certificate of Excellence in Type Design in the Type Directors Club TDC2 2007 international type design competition.