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Mason Sans

Barnbrook · Jonathan Barnbrook

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Mason Sans specimen from Barnbrook

A humanist sans drawn from the serif Mason, shaped by British typographic tradition and early 20th-century London architecture.

About

Mason Sans translates the characters of Mason Serif into a humanist sans-serif with an unusual, considered elegance. Barnbrook cites early European modernism and London's early 20th-century buildings as architectural reference points, alongside the typographic legacy of Edward Johnston and Eric Gill. The result is a sans with a distinctly British sensibility and a formality that sets it apart from more neutral humanist models.

Classification

Explicitly described as a humanist sans-serif, informed by Edward Johnston and Eric Gill, with architectural and early European modernist reference points.

Languages

Latin

Tags

humanistbritishmodernistarchitecturalhistoricaleditorialcalligraphic