Typeface Design for Sanserata

Sans serif sibling to Alverata, engineered for screen

Gerard Unger extended the conceptual framework of his Alverata typeface into a sans serif family, designing Sanserata to prioritize screen readability through a large x-height, short extenders, and articulated terminals that flare toward stroke endings. The articulation counteracts the light-emission rounding effect of screens that blunts rectangular endings. Two distinct voices—one friendly and open, one more businesslike—are accessible via alternate letterforms within the same family. Production involved Tom Grace, with engineering by Sonja Stange.

Set in Sanserata