But it’s in the details that Pyros expresses its most distinctive personality. Letters such as ‘f’, ‘t’ and ‘y’ among others, present a subtle peculiarity, as if a stem made of paper had been folded on itself, bringing playfulness into the design of an otherwise rational typeface. Just like a volcano, Pyros convokes both ideas of stiffness and softness at the same time, oscillating between rock-solid straight lines and sharp cuts (f, g, j, k, r, t, w, y…) and the magma-like prominent trickling shape of its ‘a’. The fire is definitely invoked by its nervous italic companion which shapes are even more condensed and subtly refined by calligraphic hints.