Industry: Design

Slussen Stencil

Construction-site logic as typographic system

Slussen Stencil is a stencil variant of the Slussen Neo-Grotesque family, conceived with reference to construction-site aesthetics. It features bold, geometric, simplified cutout letterforms suited to signage. Designed by Hugo Jourdan and released in 2022, it forms part of a broader font system that includes standard, monospace, and stencil variants across 80 styles with matching italics.

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Insights

Compared to conventional Neo-Grotesque typefaces, the family's structure follows a linear progression through angular outlines.
The family includes flat stroke endings and slight contrast in letterforms, and is designed to cover a range from small captions to large display sizes.
The stencil, monospace, and standard variants are designed to function together as a cohesive font system.
The full family spans Compressed to Expanded widths with matching italics, targeting both print and screen environments.