July’s Font of the Month: Fern Display Roman

I’ve always been unsure of what to do about my typeface Fern . It’s a texty Venetian serif that I designed early in my career with screens in mind. (Not that it should be limited to screens…I’ve seen it put to great use in print as well!) I know why I drew the thing, but I’m not sure I ever totally wrapped my head around what the typeface is all about or why I think it succeeds in text. I’ve…