Paraid Sans Гротескная шрифтовая гарнитура (без засечек) by Paul Robb is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Бронзовая премия A' Design Award in Дизайн графики, иллюстрации и визуальных коммуникаций Competition Category.
БронзоваяГрафика· 2026
Paraid Sans Гротескная шрифтовая гарнитура (без засечек)
by Paul Robb
Client: S6 Foundry
Бронзовая премия A' Design Award Winner in Графика Category
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The Design
About Paraid Sans Гротескная шрифтовая гарнитура (без засечек)
Paraid Sans — гротескная гарнитура без засечек, созданная для брендинга, издательского дизайна и цифровых коммуникаций. Семейство включает восемь начертаний — от Thin до Extra-Bold, — построенных методом модульного проектирования мастер-начертаний и интерполяции. Выверенные пропорции и тщательно проработанные межбуквенные расстояния обеспечивают чёткую иерархию и комфортное чтение в широком диапазоне кеглей. Гарнитура содержит функции OpenType и обширную поддержку языков на основе латиницы, а шрифты поставляются в формате OTF для печати и экранного использования. Нейтральная структура позволяет Paraid Sans поддерживать содержание, не доминируя в макете.
The Recognition
About the Бронзовая премия A' Design Award
Paraid Sans Гротескная шрифтовая гарнитура (без засечек) — лауреат Бронзовой премии A' Design Award, весьма престижного признания, присуждаемого выдающимся проектам, отличающимся творческим подходом, изобретательностью и сообразительностью. Обладатели Бронзовой премии — это в полной мере искусные и поразительно творческие произведения, свидетельствующие об огромном опыте, воображении и находчивости их авторов. Ожидается, что Paraid Sans Гротескная шрифтовая гарнитура (без засечек) станет высокоценимым, вызывающим восхищение и дорогим сердцу объектом, заметно профессиональным и инновационным. Этот проект, получивший Бронзовую премию A' Design Award, воплощает лучшие практики в искусстве, науке, дизайне и технологиях и превосходен вниманием к деталям. Paraid Sans Гротескная шрифтовая гарнитура (без засечек) прекрасно удовлетворяет потребности, затрагивает желания, очаровывает чувства и пробуждает любопытство.
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
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