Initially inspired by an anonymous face from Learning to letter, Berber has been extensively developed to function as a very usable strong sans serif. Particularly suited to large-scale applications such as signage and headline titling, it has developed a very strong following since its design in late 2002. Berber was given an overhaul in 2007 to improve its Opentype capabilities. With its two weights — Regular and King Caps, Berber is now a fully serviceable and dramatic sans, capable of being used in a wide range of sizes.

Lining and non-lining numerals are provided with both styles. Berber also features ligatures for certain characters enabling the user to customise particular words, in additon to words glyphs in the King Caps.