Bonto
Blaze Type · Victor Montet · 2023
A geometric display typeface by Victor Montet built from a deliberately constrained vocabulary of right angles and rounded forms, designed for large-scale and playful typographic composition.
About
Released by Blaze Type in 2023, Bonto reduces letterforms to a minimal formal system where sharp corners meet circular counters, recalling the logic of modular games like Lego or dominoes. Four weights run from Regular to Black, with the heavier cuts pushing the contrast between solid mass and open round counters. Alternative glyphs for 'e', 's' and 'z' descend below the baseline, giving designers a tool for varying reading rhythm without changing weight.
Classification
Bonto is built from a restricted geometric vocabulary of right angles and curves, designed explicitly for large-scale expressive use, which places it firmly in the display category with a geometric formal basis.