GridType

Grid Type Vol. 1

An edition of 10 grid-based typefaces

Exploring the relationship between type design and tools, GridType Vol. 1 presents an edition of ten typefaces created with the experimental type tool grid-type.com.

With typefaces by Anna Cairns, Boom Promphan Suksumek & Anna Srikitkul, Charlotte Rohde, Hanna Boslau, Julie Werenskjold Sørensen, Miquel Hervás Gómez & César Rogers (fanfare), Studio HanLi, Svatopluk Ručka, Trang Hà and Özgür Deniz Koldaş. With interviews by Lena Weber, studio pointer* and Céline Hurka.

RISO-printed GridType test sheet — GridType Vol. 1

Publication

The publication launches GridType Vol. 1 an edition of typefaces drawn by 10 designers with the tool. The publication presents the type specimen for the typefaces, which are available for download via grid-type.com. Additionally, it also gives insight into type and tools. Through Q&As and interviews it discusses type design and technology—such as the relationship between type and tech development, or why we should build our own tools.

Publisher: Slanted Publishers
Concept: Katharina Nejdl, Céline Hurka
Design: Katharina Nejdl
Contributors: Anna Cairns, Boom Promphan Suksumek & Anna Srikitkul, Céline Hurka, Charlotte Rohde, Hanna Boslau, Julie Werenskjold Sørensen, Lena Weber, Miquel Hervás Gómez & César Rogers (fanfare), Studio HanLi, studio pointer*, Svatopluk Ručka, Trang Hà, Özgür Deniz Koldaş
Release: 2026
Format: 13.6 x 19 cm
Volume: 96 pages
Language: English
Printing: RISO
Print & Binding: no kiss (Tjobo Kho), Amsterdam
Paper: Holmen bleached | unbleached, 70 g/sm, 120 g/sm
Workmanship: sewn stitch, open spine, cold glue
ISBN: 978-3-69202-010-5
Price: €18.– (DE)

License

You are free to use the fonts for non-commercial purposes. When using typefaces for personal projects, please credit the designer & GridType.
If you wish to purchase a GridType Vol. 1 typeface for commercial use, please contact the type designers directly.

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