Display Typeface for Bolshoy Gorod Headlines
One typeface, four glyph sets: same word, different personality
Pilar is a geometric sans serif designed for large display use, rooted in European Art Déco typography. The first version was drawn by Yury Ostromentsky for the headlines of Bol'shoy Gorod (Big City) magazine in 2012. The family now includes four stylistic sets—Regular Open, Wide Closed, Narrow, and Wild—each offering a distinct variant of every alphanumeric glyph within a single coherent graphic system.
Set in Pilar
Insights
- The typeface originated as editorial headline type for a magazine before being developed into a family with four named stylistic sets.
- Each stylistic set replaces the full alphanumeric character set, allowing visual contrast within a single word without switching typefaces.
- The sets span contrasting proportions—Wide versus Narrow—giving designers control over density and rhythm within one graphic system.
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