Industry: Design

Slussen

Neo-Grotesque built from construction-site logic

Slussen is a Neo-Grotesque typeface by Hugo Jourdan, released in 2022, drawing structural inspiration from the rhythm and organisation of construction sites. Angular outlines, flat terminals, and subtle stroke contrast set it apart from conventional Neo-Grotesques. The family spans 80 styles from Compressed to Expanded widths with matching italics, a Stencil variant referencing construction-site signage, and a Monospace variant—together forming a type system designed for both print and screen, from captions to large-scale titles.

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Insights

Angular outlines and flat terminals are deliberate departures from conventional Neo-Grotesque design, rooted in architectural geometry.
The Stencil variant is explicitly tied to signage applications, extending the construction-site concept into a functional sub-family.
Combining the Monospace and standard versions was a designed-in system strategy, per the source description.
The 80-style range—Compressed to Expanded with matching italics—is described as covering uses from small captions to large titles, in print and on screen.