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Geometry restrained for reading
Gratimo Classic is a geometric humanist sans-serif designed by Jakob Runge and Mona Franz at TypeMates (2021), developed by redrawing the more purely geometric Grato Classic for reading performance. It features a robust x-height, open apertures, and generous spacing tuned for small sizes, low resolutions, UI, and longform text. Six weights with matching italics are offered as static and variable fonts across Latin, Cyrillic, and Greek scripts covering more than 270 languages, with TrueType files manually hinted for screen.
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Insights
- Gratimo Classic originated as a redraw of Grato Classic, trading pure geometry for practical legibility at small sizes and lower resolutions.
- Italics combine some cursive character shapes with an overall oblique impression rather than full cursive construction.
- Fourteen named stylistic sets allow switching between geometric, humanist, Johnston-influenced, and script-specific Cyrillic alternate forms.
- Greek glyph design received a special mention in the 2022 Granshan multiscript competition; Cyrillic was shortlisted in Modern Cyrillic 2021.
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