MADType
MADType is credited on five families in the library. The first was added in 2011 and the latest in 2012. By class: four sans serifs, one serif.
The familiesIn order of addition, each name set in its own outlines
AbelSans serif · 2011 · weights 400
AldrichSans serif · 2011 · weights 400
CagliostroSans serif · 2011 · weights 400
QuanticoSans serif · 2011 · weights 400–700 (2)
LustriaSerif · 2012 · weights 400
Range of the work
The lowercase runs from Cagliostro, the shortest at 444 units per 1,000 em, to Aldrich at 520. In width, Abel is the narrowest (421) and Aldrich the widest (566). Measured against the medians of their own classes, two of the five families with ascenders have a taller x-height, three of all five set a wider lowercase and three 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lustria | Serif | +22 | +21 | −5 pts | 400 | 2 |
| Aldrich | Sans serif | +1 | +45 | +4 pts | 400 | 1 |
| Abel | Sans serif | −19 | −101 | −6 pts | 400 | 1 |
| Quantico | Sans serif | −19 | +1 | +4 pts | 400–700 (2) + italic | 2 |
| Cagliostro | Sans serif | −75 | −39 | +4 pts | 400 | 2 |