Sweden Sans Explained

Sweden Sans
Style:Sans-serif
Classifications:Mixed
Year:2013
Releasedate:2013
Creator:
  • Stefan Hattenbach
  • Jesper Robinell

Sweden Sans is a sans-serif typeface developed by the swedish design agency Söderhavet made for use by Swedish government ministries, agencies and corporations.[1] [2]

Development

In 2012, the type designers Stefan Hattenbach and Jesper Robinell from the Stockholm design studio Söderhavet were commissioned by the Swedish Institute for Standards and The Council for the Promotion of Sweden, among others, to develop a brand design for the country of Sweden that would represent the country visually in a uniform manner to the outside world.[3]

In 2013, work on the font family was completed for the time being. The font family contained two weights for normal and bold text when it was released in 2013. In 2020, the font family was revised and a slightly lighter weight (Book) and a semi-bold weight were added. Sweden Sans has no weights for italic text. [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sweden Sans: designers create national font. Helen. Russell. 14 November 2014. 25 October 2017. www.theguardian.com.
  2. Web site: Sweden sans. 2019-05-29. So Type. 2020-01-02.
  3. Web site: Sweden Sans in the olympic game . 2015-11-10 . Söderhavet. 2023-09-22.
  4. Web site: Sweden . Söderhavet. 2023-09-22.