Milgram
A humanist rounded sans with low contrast and open apertures, drawing on 1960s references from Frankfurter to obscure dry-transfer lettering.
About
The family runs six weights from Light to Black, each with a matching italic, covering over 140 languages including Vietnamese. Light weights carry a faint technical precision, described by the foundry as engraved-on-glass, while the Black sits squat and exuberant. Open counters and minimal stroke contrast push readability even at heavier settings, making it functional well beyond its obvious nostalgic appeal.
Classification
Milgram merges humanist sans construction with rounded terminals, placing it in a subcategory adjacent to faces like Frankfurter and VAG Rundschrift. The foundry describes it explicitly as a hybrid of humanist and rounded sans intentions.