An original typeface designed for ParaType in 2004 by Armenian designer Manvel Shmavonyan.

Based on the lettering created in 1970s by outstanding Armenian type designer Henrik Mnatsakanyan (1923-2001) of the same name. In Armenian ‘Bardi’ means ‘Poplar’. Extra compressed decorative stenciled typeface. Its letterforms resemble many Neo-Classicism extra compressed faces and magazine lettering of the 1950s-60s.

For use in advertising and display typography especially in magazine headlines and logos.