
Seven years in the making
West is a geometric sans-serif typeface designed by Daniel Perraudin, released by Fontwerk in 2021 after a development period spanning 2014–2021. Perraudin cites the bold visual identities of the 1968 Mexico City and 1972 Munich Olympic Games as reference points for the family's contemporary reinterpretation of geometric sans principles. The family comprises 18 static fonts plus variable fonts with weight and slope axes.
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