Pliego has actually been named after Pliegos de Cordel, the Spanish word for the popular books that were typical during the XVI, XVII and XVIII centuries. These were rough, cheap books that basically consisted in a folded sheet attached to a string, thus the name. Their material was differed, from popular tales to ballads and songs, however also criminal activities and secrets. They were cheaply made, roughly printed and bound. The name Pliego stimulates the concept of a rough look, angular edges, informal taste, but classical look.
To cover today's requirements, Pliego includes five weights with matching italics. Created and crafted for continuous reading, the Book, Routine and Medium weights will carry out at their finest under 14 points. Nevertheless, don't be terrified to utilize for headlines and titles: because of its eccentric information and calligraphic flavour, Pliego's character is emphasized when enlarged.
With a comprehensive Latin character set, Pliego covers a large quantity of Latin-based languages, consisting of Latin Plus encoding and Vietnamese assistance.
Font Family:
· Pliego Book
· Pliego Book Italic
· Pliego
· Pliego Italic
· Pliego Medium
· Pliego Medium Italic
· Pliego Semi Bold
· Pliego Semi Bold Italic
· Pliego Bold
· Pliego Bold Italic
Tags: aldine, angular, book, calligraphic, editorial, garalde, humanist, informal, legible, old style, pliegos de cordel, serif, swashes, text, venetian, vietnamese