Compasse
Dharma Type · Ryoichi Tsunekawa
A semi-condensed geometric sans in six weights with italics, built on a semi-modular approach that tempers rigidity with the designer's intuition.
About
Ryoichi Tsunekawa's Compasse covers six weights from Thin to ExtraBold, each with a matching italic, giving twelve styles in total. Its semi-condensed proportions and large x-height support use across titles, headlines and body text without sacrificing legibility at smaller sizes. The semi-modular construction keeps letterforms feeling balanced rather than mechanical, and broad European language coverage including Western, Central and South Eastern European scripts makes it viable for multilingual editorial and corporate work.
Classification
Described as semi-modular with a neutral, universal character; the controlled geometry and semi-condensed proportions place it in the geometric sans tradition, softened by humanist intuition.