Rothenburg
The Designers Foundry · Thomas Gillett
A small four-style experimental sans by Thomas Gillett, built around deliberately odd angles and an intentionally basic character set.
About
Designed by Australian type designer Thomas Gillett, Rothenburg pairs Regular and Bold weights with matching italics across a glyph count of just 179. The foundry frames it explicitly as an experiment, with off-kilter angles that sit uneasily but remain legible. Latin language support is broad, covering Afrikaans through to Zulu, though the limited character set makes it best suited to display and branding work rather than running text.
Classification
Described by the foundry as an awkward sans serif with odd angles, Rothenburg sits outside standard grotesque or geometric categories and functions as an experimental display sans.