Gratimo Grotesk
TypeMates · Jakob Runge, Mona Franz · 2021
A utilitarian geometric sans by Jakob Runge and Mona Franz, redrawn from Grato Grotesk to prioritise reading at smaller sizes and lower resolutions.
About
Where its sibling Grato Grotesk leans into pure geometry for display work, Gratimo Grotesk trades some of that purism for a taller x-height, open apertures and generous spacing suited to body copy and UI contexts. Six weights with matching italics are available, the italics carrying some cursive character shapes while maintaining a broadly oblique impression. Coverage extends to over 270 languages across Latin, Cyrillic and Greek scripts including Vietnamese, with manual hinting applied to all TrueType files for strong on-screen rendering.
Classification
Described by TypeMates as drawing on American Gothics from the early 20th century and redrawn from geometric sibling Grato Grotesk, landing it in the neo-grotesque tradition with geometric underpinnings. The practical x-height, open apertures and restrained forms place it firmly in the utilitarian geometric sans category.