Paraid Sans Tîpa Sans Serif by Paul Robb

Paraid Sans Tîpa Sans Serif by Paul Robb is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Xelata A' Design Award a Tuncîn in Dîzayna Grafîk, Wênesazî û Ragihandina Dîtbarî Competition Category.

TuncGrafîk· 2026

Paraid Sans Tîpa Sans Serif

by Paul Robb

Client: S6 Foundry

Xelata A' Design Award a Tuncîn Winner in Grafîk Category

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The Design

About Paraid Sans Tîpa Sans Serif

Paraid Sans tîpeke sans-serif e ku ji bo brandkirin, weşangerî û ragihandina dîjîtal hatiye sêwirandin. Malbata tîpê heşt giraniyan di nav xwe de digire, ji Zirav (Thin) heta Zêde-Stûr (Extra-Bold), ku bi rêya avakirina master a modular û înterpolasyonê hatine çêkirin. Rêjeyên hevseng û valahiya baldar hiyerarşiyeke zelal û xwendineke nerm di gelek mezinahiyan de piştgirî dikin. Taybetmendiyên OpenType û piştgiriyeke berfireh a zimanên Latînî tê de hene, û font bi formata OTF ji bo bikaranîna çap û ekranê tên pêşkêşkirin. Avahiya bêalî rê dide Paraid Sans ku piştgiriyê bide naverokê bêyî ku serdestiya sêwiranê bike.

The Recognition

About the Xelata A' Design Award a Tuncîn

Paraid Sans Tîpa Sans Serif xelatgirê Xelata A' Design Award a Tuncîn e, nasîneke pir bi prestîj ku ji sêwiranên berbiçav ên bi afirînerî, jêhatîbûn û zîrekiyê têne cudakirin re tê dayîn. Xelatgirên Tuncînê karên bi têra xwe jêhatî û bi awayekî balkêş afirîner in, yên ku ezmûna fireh, xeyal û çareserkirina sêwiranerên xwe piştrast dikin. Tê hêvîkirin ku Paraid Sans Tîpa Sans Serif tiştekî pir hatiye rêzgirtin, sitayişkirin û delal be, bi awayekî berbiçav pîşekar û nûjen. Ev sêwirana bi Tuncînê serketî pratîkên çêtirîn ên huner, zanist, sêwiran û teknolojiyê digire nav xwe û ji bo baldariya li hûrgiliyan hêja ye. Paraid Sans Tîpa Sans Serif pêdiviyan bi rengekî xweş tîne cih, destê xwe dide daxwazan, hestan dihejîne û meraqê dikişîne.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Paraid Sans is a contemporary sans-serif typeface designed as a flexible system rather than a fixed stylistic statement. It supports modern visual languages through clear structures, balanced proportions, and a wide range of weights. The design prioritizes adaptability, allowing it to integrate seamlessly into complex branding, editorial, and digital environments while maintaining clarity, consistency, and confident neutrality.
Dimensions & Packaging: Paraid Sans is a digital sans-serif type family comprising 8 weights from Thin to Extra-Bold. The typeface supports extensive Latin-based languages and includes OpenType features for professional typography. It is delivered in OTF formats and optimized for both screen and print use, complying with Unicode and ISO typographic standards.
Tags: Sans-serif typeface, graphic systems, visual identity, digital design, branding typography, modern communication, adaptable design, clarity, modular layouts, contemporary aesthetics, editorial design, interface typography
Production Technology: Paraid Sans was designed using Glyphs through a system-based digital type design workflow. The process included structured master construction, interpolation across eight weights, optical refinement, and extensive spacing and kerning. OpenType features and multilingual support were developed through custom feature coding and iterative testing, ensuring consistency, scalability, and performance across print and digital platforms.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was designing a typeface with strong internal logic while avoiding stylistic rigidity. Internally, the project required balancing neutrality with character. Externally, it demanded technical consistency across multiple weights and applications. Ensuring adaptability without visual monotony required careful proportion control, spacing precision, and extensive real-world testing across complex design systems.
Research: Type of Research: practice-based typographic research. Research Objectives: to design a system-driven sans-serif for contemporary visual communication. Methodology: modular construction and iterative refinement. Data Collection and Tools Used: typographic references, layout testing, and Glyphs software. Participants or Experiments: designer-led testing across use cases. Results: a flexible multi-weight sans-serif system. Insights and Impacts: improved consistency in branding and digital design workflows.
Inspiration: Paraid Sans was inspired by contemporary graphic systems, modular design thinking, and the need for typographic neutrality with character. The project draws from modernist sans-serif traditions, refined through systematic research and digital experimentation. The goal was to create a typeface that supports visual structures and content hierarchies without dominating them, offering designers a reliable, adaptable tool for evolving communication needs.
Project Duration: The Paraid Sans typeface project was initiated in 2025 and completed in 2026. The typeface was developed and finalized in Italy and presented publicly as part of S6 Foundry’s typographic research and release program, marking its transition from design research to professional and commercial use.
Operation Flow: Paraid Sans operates as a typographic system that adapts to different design contexts. Designers interact with the typeface by applying it across layouts, scales, and hierarchies, where it responds with clarity and balance. Its structure ensures smooth reading, strong alignment, and visual consistency, allowing content and design systems to perform clearly across digital, editorial, and branding applications.
Team Members: Paul Henry Robb & Moira Bartoloni
Image Credits: @ Paul Henry Robb