Designer: Alberto
RomanosDesigned by Alberto Romanos, Bw Seido Round is a semi condensed typeface with rounded corners striking a gentle balance in between very little rigorous geometry and typographic refinement, conveying a subtle industrial yet friendly feel. It include 12 designs (6 uprights + 6 matching obliques) supporting all European Latin languages.
The style began heavily Influenced by the methodical concepts behind the original German DIN 1451, with its clean, minimal shapes and rigid geometric feel: Both the lowercase and the uppercase have their own horizontal waist running through all the characters, enhancing the crafted feel and focusing the rhythm on its vertical pace.
Beyond the extremely obvious rounded corners and terminals, which are quickly softening the feel and placing it on the friendly side, Bw Seido Round provides a series of subtle typographic adjustments raising the style while staying invisible: The monoline appearance is achieved perfectly thanks to the subtle modulation and the corrections at the signs up with; the tall x-height wed with the open counters and the unambiguous shapes make it a really readable font style, ... All these components play a balancing game with the crude geometry by adding the best dosages of heat into the industrial feel.
The resulting combination is a really functional type family fit for bring the weight of a contemporary brand name's visual identity. Its tabular figures include consists of currency symbols and punctuation, making it a fantastic prospect for info style and yearly reports. Bw Seido Round is equally confortable in print as it is in digital environments, thanks to the extra symbols and arrows included matching each weight. Other OpenType functions included are stylistic alternates, slashed no, fractions, case delicate and localised forms.
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