Vesper™ is designed to effortlessly set large amounts of text that is always comfortable to read. It quietly exudes unique personalities in both text and display sizes yet remains unobtrusive to the reading process. The family consists of five weights & italics which all contain wide language support and tons of advanced typographic features for complex typesetting.
Designed by: Rob Keller
Published in: v.1 2008, v.2 2016
Styles: 5 weights + italics
Scripts: Latin, Hebrew (Devanagari coming soon)
№ of Characters: 1,304 glyphs per font
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Licenses from: €49
The thick and thin transitions give Vesper its defining character.
Vesper has a relatively large x-height with clear and open forms making it comfortable to read, especially in text sizes. Compact descenders and slightly shorter capitals allow space for diacritics without adding line spacing.
Traditional ball terminals get unique treatments – customized for each letter.
All of the characters have slightly rounded corners giving them a discrete softness. Text appears somewhat more supple and satiny than it does when using typefaces with sharp corners. The effect is muffled in small sizes but becomes more pronounced when enlarged.
The overall look and feel of the Latin characters was inspired by the Devanagari (coming very soon!). The slightly angled serifs and cuts in the ‘ball’ terminals came directly from the calligraphic stroke endings found in Devanagari.
The five weights all began with the Regular. It is strong, robust, and fairly dark in color. This gives an assertive look to printed text – it isn’t weak or uncertain like many other regulars.
However, there are times when you might want something a more delicate. The Light version gives a slightly more discrete voice to the type. It is thinner, more condensed, and has a bit less stroke contrast. 
The Medium weight works well on it’s own for headlines or short amounts of text. We like to pair Light (for the primary text) and Medium (instead of the usual Bold) to create the perfect amount of emphasis. These two weights, plus italics, are available in the “Vesper Light 4-Pack” for a discounted rate over individual purchases.
Regular & Bold are excellent partners for text + emphasis. The Bold’s high contrast gives it extra ‘sparkle’ but that also makes it more suitable for shorter amounts of text. The “Vesper Regular 4-Pack” has these weights plus italics to make the perfect Vesper starter pack (& you can upgrade to the full family any time).
The Heavy and Heavy Italic weights are extra of everything: thicker, louder, more contrast, and more personality. They are perfect for headlines or simply to get the reader’s attention.
