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Goldsaber

Goldsaber typeface specimen.

I released Goldsaber on July 9, 2014, as a single all-caps style. My aim was to create a display typeface that drew on Art Deco forms, emphasizing sharp angles and sweeping curves in a geometric framework. The letterforms were intended to evoke a streamlined, decorative look suited to posters and titles rather than extended text.

From the beginning, Goldsaber was available under a free commercial use license. It included OpenType features with ligatures and alternate characters to give designers some variation in repeated letter combinations. Despite those features, the typeface attracted little attention and never developed much of a user base.

I never revised the design after its initial release, and no notable uses have come to my attention. In April 2024, I shifted it into the public domain without altering the files. Goldsaber remains one of my lesser-known projects, a brief experiment in revisiting Art Deco themes within a digital display typeface.

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