Typeface Design for the Nice Collection

Nine years in the making, four optical sizes, 56 styles

Nice is a 56-style serif superfamily designed by Jan Fromm and released through Fontwerk in March 2022. The system is structured around four optical sizes, each harmonized to serve distinct typographic scales. Development spanned 2013–2022, with Fontwerk handling mastering, production, and distribution. The family received a 2023 Communication Arts Award of Excellence.

Set in Nice Collection

Insights

The superfamily includes a variable font with two axes—weight and optical size—delivered in .woff2 files of approximately 135–136 KB per style.
Having completed the project, Fontwerk attests to Fromm's exceptionally high standards in both design and technical execution.
Nice is Fromm's first typeface published outside his own label; Fontwerk took responsibility for mastering and distribution.
Fromm also drew and harmonized Latin members for Pascal Zoghbi's Zarid Superfamily at 29Letters, among other prior type work.