Parch Collection

Parch is a variable type family designed by Kel Troughton, based on the deterioration of vinyl signs in the California sunshine. This type family was created in reverse, leaving behind letterforms in the negative space. Parch is an unicase and uniwidth design made with a few simple building blocks. These building blocks give Parch a distinct and rigid feel in the regular weight, and allows the variable font to morph as those blocks change shape. It was designed to use in reverse with a decaying variable axis, with the lightest and heaviest weights showing the most deterioration. The full family also includes the static .otf files in both positive and negative styles for ease of use. Though it comes from the world of signage, we think this display family would be great for you next spooky, mechanical, expressive layouts.