Industry: Design

Typeface Design for Sinews Sans

One width, seven weights — no reflow

Sinews Sans is a technical sans-serif by Jakob Runge (TypeMates, originated 2012, expanded 2018) that grafts calligraphic inflections onto an industrial skeleton. Its multiplexed construction keeps every character at the same width within each style axis across seven weights, preventing reflow when switching weights. Script coverage spans Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic, with dedicated alternates for Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Serbian.

Set in Sinews Sans

Insights

Multiplexing applies across seven weights within each style axis, so weight changes never alter line length.
Calligraphic details — clipped l, tittle of the i — surface at large sizes without disrupting the technical character.
Italic Cyrillic includes Stylistic Set 02 to offer a fully cursive Cyrillic variant, breaking the duplex constraint for that script.
Consulting credits include Irene Vlachou, Maria Doreuli, and Christoph Koeberlin alongside designer contributions from Lisa Fischbach, Nils Thomsen, Natalie Rauch, and Leo Philp.