Typeface Design for Synthese
A sans-serif family that holds its nerve from Light to Ultra
Synthese is a sans-serif family from Production Type that draws on influences from landmark 20th-century sans serifs into a single cohesive system. The design balances rational solidity with gentle curves, producing a neutral yet welcoming voice. It is built to perform across screen interfaces, signage, and publication design, with an Ultra weight conceived as a display-focused exercise in extreme blackness.
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Insights
- The Ultra weight is treated as a conceptually distinct 'exercise in style' exploring blackness and extremes, rather than a simple extension of the main range.
- Following grotesk convention, the family uses obliques rather than true italics.
- Alternate glyphs for 'a', 'g', and 'l' — available in both upright and oblique styles — draw on German, Anglo-Saxon, and Latin typographic influences, offering a choice of personality.
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