The inspiration for Aria was the epigraph on a frame of a nineteenth century painting. The high contrast, and overall quirkiness of the capitals, especially the R's tail and the M's oblique stems, were the main triggers. Trying to catch the Romanticism of the initial letters, the result was a lyric display screen typeface. The approach permitted some spirit on the regular style, however also resulted in more calligraphic letterforms in the italic.


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