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Roslindale | David Jonathan Ross

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Roslindale is a text and display serif that takes its inspiration from De Vinne, a typeface named for the famed nineteenth century printer and attributed to Gustav Schroeder and Nicholas Werner of the Central Type Foundry. Roslindale smooths out the clunkiness of the original and dials up the contrast, irting with the slickness of 1970s interpretations such as ITC Bernase. Roslindale is an upcoming release by David Jonathan Ross and is available for private licensing at [djr.com/roslindale](http://www.djr.com/roslindale).

Roslindale | David Jonathan Ross Skip to content R When in Doubt, Use Roslindale Roslindale is an oldstyle serif that can’t shake its Victorian sensibilities. --> Roslindale is a balancing act of style, service, and sentiment. It’s a serif that is chunky in text and slick in display, pitting sharp, stubby serifs against round, bulbous terminals. It tries to be an old-style serif with hints of diagonal stress, but in the end it can’t shake its Victorian roots. The family follows in the footsteps of De Vinne , an 1890s typeface from Central Type Foundry that was named after the renowned 19th-cen

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