Paraid Sans Momotuhi Sans Serif by Paul Robb

Paraid Sans Momotuhi Sans Serif by Paul Robb is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Whakairoiro, Whakaahua Ringa me te Whakawhitiwhiti Ataata Competition Category.

ParahiWhakairoiro· 2026

Paraid Sans Momotuhi Sans Serif

by Paul Robb

Client: S6 Foundry

A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Whakairoiro Category

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The Design

About Paraid Sans Momotuhi Sans Serif

He momotuhi sans-serif a Paraid Sans i hangaia mō te whakapaipai waitohu, te whakaputanga tuhinga, me te whakawhitiwhiti kōrero matihiko. E waru ngā taumaha o tēnei whānau momotuhi, mai i te Angiangi ki te Mātotoru-Rawa, i hangaia mā te hanganga matua kōwae me te whakauruuru. Mā ngā hangahanga taurite me te tāwhāwhā āta whakaritea e tautoko te arawātanga mārama me te pānui māmā i ngā rahi maha. Kei roto hoki ngā āhuatanga OpenType me te tautoko whānui mō ngā reo Rātini, ā, ka tukuna ngā momotuhi i te hōputu OTF mō te tā me te mata. Nā te hanganga tautika, ka taea e Paraid Sans te tautoko i te ihirangi me te kore e riro māna te whakatakotoranga katoa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Parahi

Ko Paraid Sans Momotuhi Sans Serif te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Paraid Sans Momotuhi Sans Serif he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a Paraid Sans Momotuhi Sans Serif i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.

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