Nosta is a contemporary text typeface. It was created to be quickly readable and for that reason specifically appropriate for setting sizeable lengths of continuous text such as publication short articles, books and essays.
It accomplishes this through, amongst other things, finely well balanced proportions, optimal character spacing and an adherence to foreseeable letter types. In spite of this, nevertheless, Nosta manages to retain a contemporary appearance and feel by using a variety of modern type style devices such as the efficacious wedge serif. The italic avoids using too numerous of the cursive components that are frequently discovered in conventional italics and has only a modest slant, providing it a modern look that does not overly interfere with the text while still offering emphasis.
While designed for continuous text, Nosta can also be utilized as a display screen face, making it a great all round typeface, suitable for many applications.