Paraid Sans ᱥᱟᱱᱥ ᱥᱮᱨᱤᱯᱷ ᱴᱟᱭᱤᱯᱯᱷᱮᱥ by Paul Robb is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱜᱨᱟᱯᱷᱤᱠᱥ, ᱪᱤᱛᱨᱟᱝᱠᱚᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱡᱚᱦᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.
ᱠᱟᱥᱟᱜᱨᱟᱯᱷᱤᱠ· 2026
Paraid Sans ᱥᱟᱱᱥ ᱥᱮᱨᱤᱯᱷ ᱴᱟᱭᱤᱯᱯᱷᱮᱥ
by Paul Robb
Client: S6 Foundry
A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱜᱨᱟᱯᱷᱤᱠ Category
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The Design
About Paraid Sans ᱥᱟᱱᱥ ᱥᱮᱨᱤᱯᱷ ᱴᱟᱭᱤᱯᱯᱷᱮᱥ
ᱯᱟᱨᱟᱭᱤᱰ ᱥᱟᱱᱥ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱟᱱᱥ-ᱥᱮᱨᱤᱯᱷ ᱴᱟᱭᱤᱯᱯᱷᱮᱥ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱨᱟᱸᱰᱤᱝ, ᱮᱰᱤᱴᱚᱨᱤᱭᱟᱞ ᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱤᱴᱟᱞ ᱠᱚᱢᱭᱩᱱᱤᱠᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱴᱟᱭᱤᱯ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱤᱥ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱷᱤᱱ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱮᱠᱥᱴᱨᱟ-ᱵᱚᱞᱰ ᱦᱟᱹᱵᱤᱡ ᱤᱨᱟᱹᱞ ᱜᱚᱴᱟᱝ ᱦᱟᱢᱟᱞ (ᱣᱮᱴ) ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱚᱠᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱚᱰᱩᱞᱟᱨ ᱢᱟᱥᱴᱚᱨ ᱠᱚᱱᱥᱴᱨᱚᱠᱥᱚᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱤᱱᱴᱚᱨᱯᱚᱞᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱟᱨ ᱦᱩᱲᱟᱹᱜ ᱛᱮ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱮᱢ ᱦᱚᱛᱮᱛᱮ ᱟᱭᱢᱟ ᱢᱟᱯ ᱨᱮ ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱪᱟ ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱨᱟᱹᱥᱠᱟᱹ ᱛᱮ ᱯᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱳᱯᱮᱱᱴᱟᱭᱤᱯ ᱯᱷᱤᱪᱚᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱰᱤ ᱜᱟᱱ ᱞᱮᱴᱤᱱ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱜᱚᱸᱲᱚᱸ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱢᱮᱥᱟ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱯᱷᱚᱱᱴ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱪᱷᱟᱯᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱠᱨᱤᱱ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱳᱴᱤᱮᱯᱷ (OTF) ᱯᱷᱚᱨᱢᱟᱴ ᱨᱮ ᱮᱢᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱮᱭᱩᱴᱨᱟᱞ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱦᱚᱛᱮᱛᱮ ᱯᱟᱨᱟᱭᱤᱰ ᱥᱟᱱᱥ ᱫᱚ ᱞᱮᱭᱟᱣᱴ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱨᱟᱡᱽ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱠᱚᱱᱴᱮᱱᱴ ᱠᱚ ᱜᱚᱸᱲᱚᱸ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Paraid Sans ᱥᱟᱱᱥ ᱥᱮᱨᱤᱯᱷ ᱴᱟᱭᱤᱯᱯᱷᱮᱥ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Paraid Sans ᱥᱟᱱᱥ ᱥᱮᱨᱤᱯᱷ ᱴᱟᱭᱤᱯᱯᱷᱮᱥ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
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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