I released Moon Cresta on April 5, 2012. It began as a loose interpretation of Frederic Goudy’s Sans, but I simplified the structure and rounded the terminals to soften its tone. The result was less angular and more approachable than Goudy’s original. My goal was to take an early sans serif that might otherwise feel severe and give it a calmer, more adaptable quality.

The typeface was designed to work in both text and display contexts. At first, I released only a single regular style. In February 2022, I expanded the family to include Light, Light Italic, Regular, and Italic. That same update also corrected quotation marks, added fractions, refined punctuation, and removed obsolete characters to keep it technically current.

The name came from the 1980 arcade game Moon Cresta. It was chosen playfully, as I wanted to avoid an old-fashioned or historical-sounding title. Moon Cresta has not been used in notable projects, but it remains available as a paid release.