Robinson
Commercial Type · Greg Gazdowicz
A crisp, kinetic calligraphic sans by Greg Gazdowicz drawing on Lydian and Samson, with grotesque-leaning romans and explicitly calligraphic italics.
About
A calligraphic sans by Greg Gazdowicz, taking cues from Warren Chappell's Lydian and R. Hunter Middleton's Samson to make a contemporary sans that uses calligraphic construction as a source of visual interest without being explicitly calligraphic. Ten styles run from Light to Black with italics. The romans are plainspoken with grotesque proportions, while the italics show a more explicit calligraphic connection. Evokes American book-cover lettering from the middle of the twentieth century while feeling cleanly contemporary. Suits book publishing, editorial and identity work.
Classification
Commercial Type describe Robinson as a contemporary sans drawing on calligraphic sans serifs like Warren Chappell's Lydian and R. Hunter Middleton's Samson, with a crisp grotesque-leaning roman and more explicitly calligraphic italics. Evokes mid-twentieth-century American book-cover lettering.