Boring Sans
Zetafonts · Cosimo Lorenzo Pancini · 2020
A variable sans-serif by Cosimo Lorenzo Pancini built across three subfamilies that range from a neutral text workhorse to a high-contrast, inktrap-heavy brutalist extreme.
About
Designed by Cosimo Lorenzo Pancini and released in 2020, the family uses two variable axes, weight and weirdness, to map a continuous range from the restrained proportions of the A subfamily through the slanted strokes and deep inktraps of B to the deliberately bombastic letterforms of C. Each subfamily runs across five weights with matching italics, totalling 30 styles, with two variable font files available in the full package. The extended Latin glyph set covers 204 languages, and several stylistic sets offer alternate forms for further customisation.
Classification
A sans-serif family spanning neutral workhorse proportions through to exaggerated brutalist letterforms, with variable axes for weight and weirdness placing it firmly in the grotesque tradition but with expressive extensions.