Ascetica by Fabio Ares is a geometric dingbat collection rooted in Concrete Invention Art and the principles of the Ulm School. Developed at Argentina's National University of La Plata with the Typography Chair to honor six decades of design education, this ornament set walks the line between rigorous geometry and expressive decoration. Collaborators Octavio Osores, Gastón Lugano, Walter Chaves, and María Laura Motta shaped the final character set.

The symbols work hard across different contexts. Design app icon systems with the cleaner forms, add ornamentation to luxury packaging, build decorative borders for wedding stationery, or compose zine layouts that need visual structure without clutter. Ink traps built into each character suggest dimensionality when printed at larger scales. You can adjust the weight and angle of these marks, and a fully rounded variant lets you soften the geometry whenever your project calls for it.

What makes these ornaments different is their restraint. Each mark serves a purpose rather than existing purely for show. Use them individually as page elements or combine them into boxes, dividers, and intricate borders. Find Ascetica on Creative Fabrica to access this thoughtfully designed toolkit.