Typeface Design for Pier Sans
Geometric grotesk with intentional off-beat details
Pier Sans is a geometric grotesk designed by Mat Desjardins, built around clarity and structure while introducing deliberate asymmetries and micro-details to avoid sterile modernism. The family spans 10 styles across five weights with matching italics, each containing 351 glyphs. It targets everyday design use from large headlines down to small text, with broad Latin-script language support.
Set in Pier Sans
Insights
- The design intent was to offset geometric construction just enough to add warmth without sacrificing legibility.
- Each of the 10 styles carries an identical 351-glyph set, ensuring consistent coverage across the full weight range.
- Language support spans more than 30 named Latin-script languages, including Saami, Icelandic, and Swahili.
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