Typeface Design for Multiscript Publishing
Inktraps engineered differently for each weight extreme
Loos is a closed-aperture sans serif by CSTM Fonts spanning widths from Compressed to Extended and weights from Thin to Black. Its defining technical feature is functional inktraps that behave differently by weight: acute angles soften in heavy cuts while stroke junctions thicken in light ones, producing an analogue quality in both cases. The typeface originated from cover lettering for a 2016 Strelka Press edition of Adolf Loos's writing, though the final design retains little of that source material. Beyond Latin and Cyrillic, Loos supports Georgian script; Alexander Sukiasov and Lasha Giorgadze are credited as Georgian advisers.
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Insights
- Inktraps are weight-adaptive: fat weights soften acute angles; thin weights thicken stroke junctions — each strategy targets the same optical problem from opposite directions.
- The design traces to a specific 2016 book-cover lettering but diverged significantly enough that only the name references that origin.
- Georgian support credits two named advisers, Alexander Sukiasov and Lasha Giorgadze.
- Licensing is modular by script combination; variable fonts are offered across four script groupings, including a Georgian-only variable option.
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