Typeface Family for Typotheque
Nine numeral styles per weight, with buyer-chosen defaults at licensing
Oli Grotesk is a neo-grotesque typeface family designed by Shiva Nallaperumal and released by Typotheque in 2019, with contributions from Peter Biľak, Nikola Djurek, and Igino Marini. Informed by the aesthetics of mechanical writing tools, it aims to inject distinctive character into a genre typically associated with cold, neutral forms. Each weight includes nine numeral styles — proportional lining (default), old-style, tabular lining, tabular old-style, small caps, superior, inferior, circled, and circled inverted — with the default variant selectable at licensing. Stylistic alternates are accessible via OpenType Stylistic Sets or can be fixed as defaults in a custom font build.
Set in Oli Grotesk
Insights
- The family deliberately counters neo-grotesque neutrality through details the foundry describes as retaining personality at both large and small sizes.
- Purchasers can select their preferred default numeral variant at the point of licensing.
- Stylistic alternates can be applied dynamically via OpenType layout features or compiled permanently into a custom font instance.
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