Xtra Sans

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Credits

Designer(s)
Jarno Lukkarila
Foundry(ies)
Jarno Lukkarila Type Foundry
Release Year
2006
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Classification
Sans Serif, Grotesque
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Tags
clear, contemporary, display, legible, text, versatile

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In its characteristics Xtra Sans is a combination of modern grotesks and traditional calligraphy. Upright and compact letterforms generate a sturdy effect as in the early 20th century grotesks. On the contrary, dynamically formed inside forms give characters a fluent appearance, because they refer strongly to handwritten letters. As a result, Xtra Sans stand out in large size, but still remains highly legible in small and long text.

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Last edited by Mart on September 11, 2009, 11:40am EST

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