Lyst – Condensed Editorial Serif Revival
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Lyst is a Serif typeface from Maksym Kobuzan, published by Blaze TYPE.
Lyst is a Serif typeface from Maksym Kobuzan, published by Blaze TYPE.
Why you should consider Lyst
Lyst is available on MyFonts: https://www.myfonts.com/collections/lyst-font-blaze-type and ships as both Webfont and Desktop options. Designed by Maksym Kobuzan and published by Blaze Type, the family spans 27 styles from Thin to Black, including italic and slanted variants. This compact serif reads as a mid‑century editorial revival tuned for impactful headline work; visit the MyFonts listing to preview glyphs and licensing.
Visual character
Lyst reads immediately as a condensed display serif: letterforms are narrow with compact counters and tight sidebearings that keep set widths economical for headlines. The family distinguishes itself with two corrective directions—classic italics and separate slanted cuts—so you get both fluid cursive movement and a more mechanical oblique option; stroke contrast is visible enough to give vertical stems weight while keeping hairlines for clarity at larger sizes.
Best use cases
- Magazine and newspaper headlines where space is limited and impact matters
- Fashion and culture editorials that reference late‑20th‑century typographic voice
- Event posters and billboards that need condensed, high-impact display lettering
- Hero web headlines and promotional banners where narrow set widths preserve layout rhythm
Font pairing ideas
- Neutral humanist sans for body copy — a straightforward humanist sans keeps paragraph text warm and readable while letting Lyst’s condensed serif dominate headlines.
- Low-contrast text serif for adjacent captions — pairing with a more open, low-contrast text serif gives long reads a calmer texture and maintains a coherent serif voice across systems.
- Geometric or grotesque sans for modern contrast — a geometric/grotesque sans provides crisp, contemporary counters that offset Lyst’s editorial character and sharpen layouts for posters and web hero sections.
Font Features
- Family contains 27 styles spanning Thin to Black, with both Italic and Slanted variants (listed on MyFonts)
- Available in Webfont and Desktop formats via the MyFonts store
- Glyph listing and per-style glyph counts are available on the MyFonts product page
What’s Included
- Individual styles available for separate purchase on MyFonts
- Complete family package contains all 27 styles when purchased as a family
- Webfont and Desktop licensing/file options provided through MyFonts
Pricing
- Individual styles from $45.00 USD (as listed on MyFonts)
- Complete family of 27 fonts: $1,215.00 USD (as listed on MyFonts)
Font details
- Font Style: Serif
- Font Mood: Retro and Vintage
- Font Use Case: Editorial, Poster, and Web
- Designer: Maksym Kobuzan
- Foundry: Blaze TYPE
- Contains 27 styles, including Thin through Black plus Italic and Slanted variants (family description on MyFonts) (Source: Lyst contains 27 styles and family package options.)
- Offered as Webfont & Desktop on the MyFonts listing (Source: Webfont & Desktop)
- Pricing shown: individual styles from $45.00 USD and full family $1,215.00 USD (Source: $1,215.00 USD Buying Choices See 17 more See less Lyst Thin from $45.00 USD Buying Choices Lyst Thin Italic from $45.00 USD Buying Choices Lyst Thin Slanted from $45.00 USD Buying Choices Lyst Extra Light from $45.00 USD Buying Choices Lyst Extra Light Italic from $45.00 USD Buying Choices Lyst Extra Light Slanted from $45.00 USD Buying Choices Lyst Light from $45.00 USD Buying Choices Lyst Light Italic from $45.00 USD Buying Choices Lyst)
