Primæ is a new type family for learning to read and write, commissioned by the Wiener Bildungsserver.
Children who learn to write, have the right to a type that is as elegant as it is functional.
In Primæ, unconnected and cursive letterforms are closely related so that learners already know strokes and proportions when they advance from one style to the other.
A central principle of Primæ is to allow for variation. It offers multiple proven solutions, rather than a single prescriptive design, to guide pupils in the development of their own hand.
In Primæ, connections were designed to allow a maximum of fluidity and evenness. The treatment of joints as separate elements allows for ergonomically sound connections between letters.
In Primæ cursive not all connections are compulsory, for nobody who writes swiftly joins every letter. Yet, it offers exemplary connections as a model. The choice whether to use them or not remains with the writer.
The characterset of Primæ supports 215 languages, covering most languages written in the Latin script.