Libreto

ID / Record #77
Credits Jorge Martínez
Licensing Público con costo
Foundry Etymos
Release 2014
Classification Texto
Class Retail
Variants 10 Styles
Regional Node(s) México
Specimen Libreto
Note. Specimen of the typeface Libreto. Copyright by Etymos.

Libreto is a typeface family with a mechanical-humanist style, optimized for professional publications printed with home reproduction methods, such as inkjet, photocopier, laser printing and risography. It was created as an alternative for theatrical script typesetting. It includes ink traps in key parts of most signs and low contrast after identifying the problems of color loss and ink expansion when printing classic style typefaces using self-publishing methods. It is suitable for immersive reading thanks to a wide x-box and generous counterforms, allowing each line of text to be clearly marked. It has features common in fonts used by playwrights, such as lapidary finials with rounded apexes and teardrop-shaped endings.

Awards and Recognition

2026 Bienal de Tipografía Latinoamericana. Selección
Texto

Academic Context

Maestría en Diseño Tipográfico @ Centro de Estudios Gestalt para El Diseño

RECOMMENDED CITATION

TipoMap Latam. (2026). Libreto. Mapping of Typographic Production in Latin America. Consulted on 15-06-2026 de https://tipomap.lat/view_typo?id=77