Noad Sans
Groteskly Yours · Eugene Tantsurin, Anna Remm · 2022
A Swiss-structured sans serif with deliberately visible Bézier control points, producing a grunge texture most effective at display sizes.
About
Built on a closed-aperture grotesque skeleton, Noad Sans exposes the node positions of its Bézier curves as visible design elements, creating a rhythmic, textured pattern across headlines and large bodies of text. At smaller sizes the nodes recede and a subtler visual fuzz takes over, maintaining the grunge character without overwhelming legibility. The family ships in three weight levels, Mini, Regular and Extra, each with an italic, plus a variable font that allows users to adjust node size and slant angle independently.
Classification
Although rooted in Swiss-style closed-aperture sans serif structure, the defining feature is the visualised Bézier control points, which produce a grunge aesthetic that makes it primarily a display typeface rather than a functional text face.