Humanist Sans Serif – Good Web Fonts

PT Sans Regular

November 18, 2024October 7, 2024Admin

Designed by Alexandra Korolkova, Olga Umpeleva and Vladimir Yefimov. Released by ParaType in 2009. PT Sans is a modern humanist sans serif font. Imperfect bowls, slightly tapered spurs, a tear-drop shaped counterform on the g, and a soft foot terminal on the l all make PT Sans feel slightly more hand-written than manufactured. It has […]

Meta Web Pro

October 28, 2024October 7, 2024Admin

A humanist sans serif font designed by Erik Spiekermann and published by FontShop. Meta was originally a print font designed for small text. The same elements that helps Meta stay readable at small sizes in print helps Meta Web Pro stay readable on screen: open apertures, a generous x-height, generous closed counterforms, and slightly loose […]

Droid Sans

September 23, 2024September 16, 2024Admin

Designed by Steve Matteson, Type Director of Ascender Corp. Droid Sans is a humanist sans serif font. Ascender describes it as having “an upright stress, open forms and a neutral, yet friendly appearance.” Its open aperatures, slightly tapered spurs, and a double-decker g all make Droid Sans feel slightly more hand-written than manufactured. It has […]

Open Sans

September 6, 2024Admin

A humanist sans serif font designed by Steve Matteson. Open Sans was designed with an upright stress, but still feels humanist due to its open apertures, double-decker g, and humanist italic. It has a similar x-height to Verdana, but has a lighter stroke weight, and even more clarity (legibility) at smaller sizes. The bold feels […]

Ubuntu

September 6, 2024October 7, 2024Admin

A sans serif open license font family, funded by Canonical and implemented by Dalton Maag. Ubuntu has some quirky elements, such as the corners created where shoulders meet stems on the letters a, r, n, m, h, p, q, and u. The quirks don’t undermine the overall texture, rhythm, or readability of the font, but […]