Bronze Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design · 2024
Arlo Sans Type Design
by Paul Robb and Moira Bartoloni
- A' Design Award 2024 Bronze Winner in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
- Awarded April 15, 2024
- CLIENT: S6 Foundry
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 18,314
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About Arlo Sans Type Design
Arlo Sans is a geometric sans serif typeface designed for a wide range of uses. The letterforms include subtle details and deviations that create a sense of movement. Wide counters and open apertures support clear legibility across weights and sizes. Arlo Sans was drawn with robust, reliable forms and a contemporary character, and the family was mastered for readability. More than 20 stylistic glyph alternatives are included. The OpenType format allows the typeface to be used on any computer. The design was inspired by the International Style.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- Arlo is a geometric sans serif typeface containing purposeful subtle design touches, details, and deviations. The width of the counters and comfortable, breathable apertures mean that Arlo Sans has excellent legibility and contrast throughout weights and sizes. Mastered for optimal readability, Arlo Sans is a versatile typefamily designed with robust, reliable forms; it contains its contemporary personality. The font includes over 20 stylistic glyphic alternatives.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The specimen dimensions are 210 x 290 mm
- Tags
- Type design, Typeface, Specimen
- Production Technology
- Glyphs was used to create the Font family. The Type specimen book and box were printed as a limited run in offset digital, 8-color.
- Design Challenge
- The major challenge was to create a feeling of movement within the letterforms to create a contemporary visual language.
- Project Duration
- The font sketches were designed in March 2023 and produced May 2023, with the product launched July 2023.
- Operation Flow
- The OpenType font can be used on any computer.
- Research
- Our research began with the origins of the International Style, creating forms that could be expanded and adapted into new forms and shapes to encompass movement.
- Inspiration
- The International Style inspired this Font letterform inspiration. Foremost was the concept of a geometric sans serif typeface containing purposeful subtle design touches, details, and deviations, expressing the movement within a glyph set.
- Image Credits
- Copyrights belong to Paul Henry Robb & Moira Bartoloni, 2023
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Paul Henry Robb & Moira Bartoloni, 2023