John Vargas Beltrán
John Vargas Beltrán is credited on six families in the library. The first was added in 2011 and the latest in 2012. By class: five display faces, one sans serif. The most frequent co-credit is Nicolás Silva, on 1 family.
The familiesIn order of addition, each name set in its own outlines
SalsaDisplay · 2011 · weights 400
ConvergenceSans serif · 2011 · weights 400
BoogalooDisplay · 2011 · weights 400
Germania OneDisplay · 2012 · weights 400
MacondoDisplay · 2012 · weights 400
Macondo Swash CapsDisplay · 2012 · weights 400
Range of the work
The lowercase runs from Macondo, the shortest at 456 units per 1,000 em, to Germania One at 539. In width, Boogaloo is the narrowest (376) and Convergence the widest (548). Measured against the medians of their own classes, two of the six families with ascenders have a taller x-height, two of all six set a wider lowercase and four a darker one.
Against the class medianDifferences from the median of each family’s class, per 1,000 em; ink in percentage points
| Family | Class | x-height | Width | Ink | Weights | Subsets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germania One | Display | +32 | −69 | +15 pts | 400 | 2 |
| Convergence | Sans serif | +20 | +26 | +6 pts | 400 | 2 |
| Salsa | Display | −1 | +5 | +8 pts | 400 | 1 |
| Boogaloo | Display | −10 | −130 | +14 pts | 400 | 1 |
| Macondo | Display | −51 | −43 | −7 pts | 400 | 2 |
| Macondo Swash Caps | Display | −51 | −43 | −7 pts | 400 | 2 |