Instrument Sans - Google Fonts

About

Instrument Sans is a font designed for the Instrument brand. It's a variable sans-serif which balances an abundance of precision with subtle notes of playfulness. Inspiration was drawn from our enduring interest in neo-grotesques. In a way, this family of weights, widths, and italics represent an orchestration of all of our favorite qualities in a sans-serif while featuring contemporary characteristics that make this typeface distinctly our own.

Featuring 12 unique stylistic sets, commonly-used characters can be replaced with alternate glyphs in a variety of combinations to tailor the appearance and legibility of messaging. This flexibility allows for a wide range of expressive styles, making it easy to mold it to perfectly suit whatever style of expression is needed.

To contribute, see github.com/Instrument/instrument-sans.

Designers

Rodrigo Fuenzalida

Rodrigo Fuenzalida is a Venezuelan Type Designer based in Santiago de Chile. He likes to draw fonts that could be used in video games. He also likes to do revivals of old designs. His work has been featured in various publications. He currently runs his independent type foundry fragTYPE.

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Jordan Egstad

Jordan Egstad is a graphic designer and web developer creating expressive and enduring brand identities, websites, apps, typefaces, imagery, and more.

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