Soft Sans: Curve-to-Corner

Stephen Coles

Last edited May 18, 2014

Humanist sans or semi-serif designs with soft, round terminals that often include a gentle curve coming to a sharp, pointed corner. Many are influenced by brush lettering, but also contemporary Dutch type design.

See also Soft/Rounded Sans.

FF Cocon’s designer, Evert Bloemsma (1958–2005) described it as a “serious typeface.” Despite first impressions, the description holds up well. Since its 2001 release, FF Cocon has been used in an astoundingly wide variety of design applications. At large sizes, FF Cocon works as a display face, with beautiful detailing. And at small sizes, it remains surprisingly readable. The lowercase... Read More

$Math is easy, design is hard$

FF Masala is a small sans and script family from French type designer Xavier Dupré. The initial idea for the typeface was to create a casual-style sans to complement his earlier FF Tartine Script. After some refining and reconsideration, FF Masala became a a stand-alone product, with three sans styles including italics, and a set of script faces, drawn in three weights. FF Masala Script... Read More