Mateusz Machalski
Mateusz Machalski is credited on four families in the library. The first was added in 2021 and the latest in 2024. Every one is filed as serif. Two are variable fonts. The most frequent co-credit is Capitalics, on 3 families.
The familiesIn order of addition, each name set in its own outlines
Brygada 1918Serif · 2021 · weights 400–700
Bona NovaSerif · 2021 · weights 400–700 (2)
Poltawski NowySerif · 2023 · weights 400–700
Bona Nova SCSerif · 2024 · weights 400–700 (2)
Range of the work
The lowercase runs from Bona Nova, the shortest at 440 units per 1,000 em, to Brygada 1918 at 460. In width, Bona Nova is the narrowest (490) and Brygada 1918 the widest (533). Beyond Latin, the families cover five subsets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Hebrew, Vietnamese. Measured against the medians of their own classes, none of the four families with ascenders have a taller x-height, one of all four set a wider lowercase and one 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brygada 1918 | Serif | −22 | +19 | −3 pts | 400–700 + italic | 6 |
| Poltawski Nowy | Serif | −40 | −4 | +5 pts | 400–700 + italic | 3 |
| Bona Nova | Serif | −42 | −24 | −1 pts | 400–700 (2) + italic | 7 |
| Bona Nova SC | Serif | −42 | −24 | −1 pts | 400–700 (2) + italic | 7 |