GT Alpina is a workhorse serif typeface designed to combine pragmatic performance with unusually expressive historical letterforms. The family revives and integrates forms drawn from typographic history into a meticulous, usable system.
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The article introduces GT Era, a new variable typeface from Swiss foundry Grilli Type, designed by co-founder Thierry Blancpain. Inspired by 19th-century grotesks and early Bauhaus aesthetics, the typeface balances warmth and functionality for both display and text use. The launch includes a primary-coloured website showcasing the typeface’s expressive yet practical design approach.
Creative Boom’s November 2024 roundup by Tom May highlights eight new typefaces from leading independent foundries. The selection spans from expressive display fonts to versatile workhorse families, showcasing the innovation and maturity of contemporary type design. Each release demonstrates a balance between historical inspiration and modern functionality.
PRINT Magazine’s Type Tuesday feature introduces GT Mechanik, a new monospace-inspired type family from Grilli Type designed by Shiva Nallaperumal, Reto Moser, and Noël Leu. The article describes the typeface as a reaction against the speed and noise of digital communication, celebrating constraint, texture, and deliberate design. GT Mechanik includes three styles—Mono, Semi, and Poly—each offering a distinct voice within the same mechanical DNA.
