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CA Spotnik

CA Spotnik

by Cape Arcona Type Foundry
Individual Styles from $40.00
Complete family of 12 fonts: $120.00
CA Spotnik Font Family was designed by Stefan Claudius and published by Cape Arcona Type Foundry. CA Spotnik contains 12 styles and family package options.

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About CA Spotnik Font Family


The initial inspiration for CA Spotnik was the opening title of an early Andrei Tarkovsky movie. There was this very unconventional hand drawn “s” which drew my attention. Despite its strange shape, it felt totally natural in that context. So we made a few screenshots and started to sketch some more letters in order to catch the spirit that attracted us so much. The result is a grotesque typeface with a slight contrast, the proportions are rather wide with a large x-height.


The bolder the weight, the wider it gets. In case you find the swirly “s” uncomfortable, there is a standard s included as well. The general atmosphere of the typeface, which could be described as “nerdy but friendly” doesn’t depend on this detail. It’s rather the sum of details derived from the original inspiration.

Designers: Stefan Claudius

Publisher: Cape Arcona Type Foundry

Foundry: Cape Arcona Type Foundry

Design Owner: Cape Arcona Type Foundry

MyFonts debut: Jul 27, 2022

CA Spotnik

About Cape Arcona Type Foundry

The Cape Arcona Type Foundry is a type studio based in Essen/Germany run by Stefan Claudius and Thomas Schostok, established in 2002. In our work, we are aiming for typefaces with a non-conformist personality. Over the years, the field of business expanded from individual typeface design to custom font production, corporate and logo design and complex text-font families. This is the kind of work we love: Thinking beyond the ordinary, imagining better worlds and better fonts.

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