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Paraid Sans Шрифт без засічок by Paul Robb

Paraid Sans Шрифт без засічок by Paul Robb is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Бронзова нагорода A' Design Award in Графіка Competition Category.


БронзаГрафіка· 2026

Paraid Sans Шрифт без засічок

by Paul Robb

Client: S6 Foundry

Бронзова нагорода A' Design Award Winner in Графіка Category

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The Design

About Paraid Sans Шрифт без засічок

Paraid Sans — це шрифт без засічок, розроблений для брендингу, редакційного дизайну та цифрової комунікації. Шрифтова гарнітура включає вісім насиченостей, від Thin до Extra-Bold, створених за допомогою модульної конструкції майстер-зображень та інтерполяції. Збалансовані пропорції та ретельний інтервал забезпечують чітку ієрархію та плавне читання в багатьох розмірах. Включено функції OpenType та широку підтримку латинських мов, а шрифти постачаються у форматі OTF для використання в друці та на екрані. Нейтральна структура дозволяє Paraid Sans підтримувати контент, не домінуючи в макеті.

The Recognition

About the Бронзова нагорода A' Design Award

Paraid Sans Шрифт без засічок є переможцем Бронзової нагороди A' Design Award — надзвичайно престижного визнання, що присуджується видатним дизайнам, які вирізняються креативністю, винахідливістю та кмітливістю. Переможці Бронзової нагороди — це вкрай вправні та вражаюче креативні артефакти, що засвідчують великий досвід, уяву та знахідливість своїх дизайнерів. Очікується, що Paraid Sans Шрифт без засічок буде високо цінованим, улюбленим і обожнюваним об'єктом, помітно професійним та інноваційним. Цей дизайн-переможець Бронзової нагороди A' Design Award втілює найкращі практики в мистецтві, науці, дизайні й технологіях і чудовий своєю увагою до деталей. Paraid Sans Шрифт без засічок чудово задовольняє потреби, торкається бажань, зачаровує почуття та привертає цікавість.

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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