Mafra, my debut typeface!
DSType just released Mafra, my debut typeface!
A type family suited both for editorial and corporate design, available in five weights, ranging from Light to Black with matching italics. Mafra is a contemporary typeface with plenty of style, asymmetrical and very dynamic serifs, and pleasent openness and balance.
As always I would love to know what you guys think about it!
Check it out at www.dstype.com.




16.Mar.2010 10.51am
16.Mar.2010 11.14am
Congrats!
I like the italic /r/.
16.Mar.2010 11.16am
@eliason Thanks!
17.Mar.2010 9.08am
Great work, Pedro! ;)
18.Mar.2010 3.28am
@loligovulgaris Thanks! Your word are very much appreciated.
18.Mar.2010 3.29am
Here's a more detailed picture.
20.Mar.2010 8.21am
This is a beauty. I especially like the lc "g" and "y" in both Roman and italic.
Some italics seem too narrow compared the the Roman. This is nice and round and curvy.
20.Mar.2010 5.16pm
Nice work, Pedro-
Lovely work, with the weights as well. I did notice two things from my quick look: light weight tilde seems a bit heavy, and upper case Q has a floating tail, while ç has connected cedilla; while there is no way to confuse the tail of Q to tilde, it would be logic for them both to connect to base glyph. This is just my opinion.
Overall look of the font is awesome, and I relly liked the fi-ligature.
21.Mar.2010 6.53am
que legal!
22.Mar.2010 9.57am
@dinazina Thanks for the lovely feedback!
The italics have the same proportions as the roman, and i personally i don´t get that feeling. Did you noticed that in any particular character?
22.Mar.2010 9.56am
Congratulations. Looks great!
22.Mar.2010 10.05am
I think dinazina meant "some italics [in other fonts] seem too narrow... [but] This [on the other hand] is nice and round..."
22.Mar.2010 10.32am
@Tomi from Suomi Thanks a lot for the feedback!
I understand your opinion about the Q tail being disconnected.
I decided to keep it that way because it had a direct relationship with some special characters such as the dagger, and as you said the risk of such confusion is really small in this case!
Ps: The italic "Q" has a a more calligraphic feeling and therefore a connected tail!
22.Mar.2010 10.25am
@geraintf Obrigado!
@frode frank Thanks a lot!
22.Mar.2010 10.28am
@eliason You are right I misunderstood that! Thanks for the clarification!
22.Mar.2010 2.08pm
Muito bom trabalho! "Great work!"
22.Mar.2010 2.32pm
@Houtro Obrigado pelo apoio!
13.Apr.2010 4.41am
Parabéns Pedro!
Congratulations Pedro! It's nice to see how ex-students evolve in the real world with your talent and passion.
All the best,
Vítor Quelhas
14.Apr.2010 1.47pm
Very nice, congratulations!
13.May.2010 4.58pm
Obrigado Vítor!
It all thanks To the support of teachers and friends like you!
All the best,
Pedro Leal
13.May.2010 4.59pm
Thanks a lot Chris!