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Grotesk No. 9
A printed type specimen and launch poster for a new nine-weight grotesk typeface.
- Concept project
- 2026
- Print & Editorial
- Editorial design
The brief
Grotesk No. 9 is a new sans-serif family from a small independent foundry. The specimen had to show every weight and character and still be a nice object on a desk.
Design direction
The booklet uses only black, white and one red. Each spread does one job: the full character set, figures, a weight waterfall, and big setting at poster size.
Production
Printed in two colours on bright white uncoated paper and saddle-stitched. A matching red poster with a single giant 9 announced the launch.
9 weights
A 32-page specimen and a launch poster in black, white and one red.
A specimen is a typeface’s first impression. Make it big.
Shae-Lynn McKenzie
Graphic design
