Typeface Design for Parmigiano Sans
Bodoni without serifs
Parmigiano Sans is the sans-serif member of the Parmigiano Typographic System, conceived as the most extensive type system inspired by Giambattista Bodoni, named after Parma where Bodoni worked. Designed by Riccardo Olocco and Jonathan Pierini (Latin) with Yanek Iontef (Hebrew), it draws on early 19th-century grotesques—particularly William Thorowgood's Seven Line Grotesque (1834)—to explore how Bodoni's design sensibilities might translate into a form he never attempted. Its proportions and weights are grounded in Parmigiano Text, while refined detailing gives it independent character. The foundry describes it as suitable for small text and headlines.
Set in Parmigiano Sans
Insights
- Stroke contrast follows weight: bolder cuts show pronounced thick-to-thin variation inherited from early grotesques, while the Light weight is nearly monolinear.
- Proportions and weights are explicitly derived from Parmigiano Text.
- Each weight includes eight numeral variants—proportional old-style (default), lining, tabular lining, tabular old-style, superior, inferior, circled, and circled inverted—with the default numeral style selectable at licensing.
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