Grato Grotesk
TypeMates · Jakob Runge · 2021
A nine-weight geometric sans by Jakob Runge that pursues the industrial logic of early German geometric typefaces with flat apexes, angled terminals and near-perfect circular forms.
About
Designed in 2021, Grato Grotesk runs from Hairline to Super across nine weights, with a weight gradation calibrated so users can double type size by stepping one weight lighter to maintain consistent stroke weight. OpenType feature sets allow switching between more legible letter variants and a stricter, fundamentalist geometric approach, while a full range of figure styles covers proportional, tabular, oldstyle and lining sets. Coverage spans more than 270 languages across Latin, Cyrillic and Greek scripts including Vietnamese, with all TrueType files manually hinted for screen.
Classification
Explicitly described as a modernist geometric typeface, shaped by pure forms and low stroke modulation contrasted with near-perfect circles, following the industrial logic of early German geometric typefaces.