Sabre was created by Gareth Hague and released by Alias. Sabre consists of 5 styles and household package options. p > I typically refer to our typefaces as 'graphic' rather than typographic. By that I mean their starting points are typically ways of constructing shapes and systems of shapes.

As with other Alias typefaces, Sabre has stone and wood cut letterforms as a beginning point. What is fascinating about lettercutting is the connection between shape and material. These perfectly crafted letterforms have a particular sharpness which reflects, naturally, how they were made.

The concept of constructing letters from a set of parts we first checked out in early fonts Elephant and Factory. These are various because they were very much grid-based, with a geometric structure. For Sabre I also had Fred Smeijers' stencil construction drawings in mind. These demonstrate how a set of parts can be the basis for a crafted, classy typeface. Sabre is quite a loose interpretation of this idea.

Sabre's graphic shape suggests it works well at big sizes, with a significant, angular effect. Its goal is to be typographic enough to work for blocks of small-size text too.

Font Family:
· Sabre Light
· Sabre Regular
· Sabre Medium
· Sabre Bold
· Sabre Black

Tags: engraving, graphic, incised, serif, wedge serif, wood cut