Chiswick Sans
Commercial Type · Paul Barnes · 2019
A high-contrast sans by Paul Barnes that strips the serifs from Chiswick, drawing on an unusual English lettercut find.
About
A high-contrast sans by Paul Barnes that removes the serifs from his Chiswick programme without losing the contrast of a modern serif. Drawn after the discovery of an unusual highly contrasted sans lettercut in the far west of England, the family runs across Poster, standard and Text optical sizes with six weights from Thin to Black and matching italics, suited to fashion, beauty, luxury and editorial work that wants the elegance of Chiswick with a stripped, sans silhouette.
Classification
Commercial Type describe Chiswick Sans as a high-contrast sans whose origin lies in an unusual lettercut example found in the far west of England, with the contrast of a modern serif but without any serifs.