Scurille is the first of a series of fonts that grew out of lettering for Playfaces. It is based on the logic of writing with a broad brush and has its roots in the modernist posters of Secession (1905). The next significant great-grandfather is Lettera Grotesk (1954), which eventually served as the basis for many variations under different names - Maharaja by Solotype (1986), a-aleph (1994), etc. In the USSR, there was a Cyrillic relative called Decorative Italic (1975), which was later often seen on Soviet book covers and packaging. It was digitized by Alexandra Goffman and published as Hotel Paragon.

While trying to find an alternative, as opposite as possible to the calm Regular typeface, I came across Chekhonin's lettering and realized that it could be perfectly interpolated from the Regular typeface. This is how the Wild lettering came to be - sharp, ringing, predatory.

In my version of the font, I want to modernize the typeface as much as possible, emphasizing its brutal modular structure. It is planned to release a spectrum of lettering from light to bold, as well as a Wild version and an italic for each.