Grand Slang
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Short description: Grotesque sans-serif typeface
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| Category | Sans serif |
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| Classification | Grotesque |
| Designer(s) | Nikolas Wrobel |
| Foundry | Nikolas Type |
| Date released | 1 September 2019 |
| Glyphs | 310 |
| License | Proprietary software |
| Variations | Grand Slang B Side |
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| Website | nikolastype.com/fonts/grand-slang |
| Latest release version | 1.0 |
| Latest release date | 1 September 2019 |
Grand Slang is a grotesque sans serif typeface created by a German graphic designer named Nikolas Wrobel. It was released on 1 September 2019, through his type foundry, Nikolas Type.[1]
Background
The idea for the design of Grand Slang draws inspiration from 20th-century American calligraphy and the works of American calligraphers Oscar Ogg and William Addison Dwiggins. Additionally, it takes cues from signs in American movies from the 1940s and 1950s.[2]
Grand Slang combines strength and versatility by blending elements of traditional and contemporary handwriting, alongside basic shapes.[3] It encompasses more than 310 glyphs, covering capital and lowercase letters, numbers, punctuation marks, ligatures, diacritics and symbols.
See also
- Solare (typeface)
References
- ↑ Moody, Elliott (10 September 2019). "Grand Slang from Cologne-based foundry Nikolas Type is inspired by 20th-century calligraphy" (in en). https://the-brandidentity.com/typeface/grand-slang-nikolas-type. "His latest release, Grand Slang, is inspired by mid-20th-century calligraphy, mixing characteristics of both serif and grotesque letterforms to create a modern perspective on the art form."
- ↑ Riechers, Angela (5 November 2019). "A German Typographer's Homage to Mid Century American Calligraphy Masters" (in en). https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/a-german-typographers-homage-to-mid-century-american-calligraphy-masters/. "Grand Slang’s funky modern letterforms owe a debt to the masterful calligraphy of mid 20th-Century American designers Oscar Ogg and William A. Dwiggins. Nikolas Wrobel, a typeface designer based in Cologne, Germany, also drew upon signage spotted in U.S. movies from the ’40s and ’50s."
- ↑ Старцева, Полина (12 December 2023). "Шрифт Grand Slang: где используют и с чем сочетают" (in ru). https://skillbox.ru/media/design/how-to-font-grand-slang/.
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