Font Luv: Marat

I am continually searching for the ideal font: that Swiss-army-knife text that can suit all my needs. Something that is fun, but also subtle when it needs to be. Almost like a good pair of shoes. I think I just found it in Marat:


This font seems to have it all: that chunky quirkiness in it's thicker aspects (reminiscent of Cooper Black), but refined enough in its text weight to stand for beautiful body copy. Each weight feels like it was crafted with the utmost care, and really makes you understand the term "font family." They are composed of the same parts, but not simply carbon copies slanted, thickened, or squeezed. This result is simply beautiful typography.

The fact that it's named after a radical French theorist that killed himself in a bathtub is pretty neat too:




Update: Boyfriend Kaboom, in all his historical wisdom, informed me that Marat was assassinated, and did not commit suicide. My bad!