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Grand Slang
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. 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. Grand Slang combines strength and versatility by blending elements of traditional and contemporary handwriting, alongside basic shapes. It encompasses more than 310 glyphs, covering capital and lowercase letters, numbers, punctuation marks, Ligature (writing), ligatures, diacritics and symbols. The name ''Grand Slang'' is derived from the English words ''grand'' and ''slang''. The word ''grand'' is used in US and UK slang to signify a thousand dollars or a thousand Pound sterling, pounds. The typeface is available for download o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sans Serif
In typography and lettering, a sans-serif, sans serif (), gothic, or simply sans letterform is one that does not have extending features called "serifs" at the end of strokes. Sans-serif typefaces tend to have less stroke width variation than serif typefaces. They are often used to convey simplicity and modernity or minimalism. For the purposes of type classification, sans-serif designs are usually divided into these major groups: , , , , and . Sans-serif typefaces have become the most prevalent for display of text on computer screens. On lower-resolution digital displays, fine details like serifs may disappear or appear too large. The term comes from the French word , meaning "without" and "serif" of uncertain origin, possibly from the Dutch word meaning "line" or pen-stroke. In printed media, they are more commonly used for display use and less for body text. Before the term "sans-serif" became standard in English typography, a number of other terms had been used. One of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
