Defining features of neo-grotesques
While designing Acumin, Robert Slimbach leaned away from a more “humanized” shape to the letterforms. He discussed his rationale for this with John Berry:
But he realized that “human” really wasn’t what neo-grotesques were about; the defining features of neo-grotesques are their neutrality and their architectural structure.
Shared by Sally Kerrigan on November 18, 2015.