Ukraine Declares Typographic Independence
Official documents may not carry the legacy of foreign domination. Ukraine is developing its own national typeface, #Zakon (law), to replace Russian-designed fonts still used on certificates, diplomas and plaques – most of them designed by Paratype, a Russian type foundry that stays true to its roots.
Created by 4 Ukrainian type designers (Oleksiy Chekal, Hennadiy Zarechniuk, Dmytro Rastvortsev, Andrij Shevchenko) Zakon draws on the country’s graphic heritage, with asymmetrical serifs and distinctive diamond-shaped dots above certain letters. The family includes Text, Decor and Letterpress versions. Zakon Text is already available free of charge, while the full system is still being tested.
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