Grilli Type

GT Era reimagines the warmth and idiosyncrasies of early grotesk typefaces for our own era. These pre-modernist tools were being pushed to their extremes in the radical designs of the modernist movements—like Bauhaus and De Stijl—of the period. The typeface shuns neutrality and embraces friction, championing recognition over uniformity and flavor over conformity. Designed by Thierry Blancpain with Grilli Type Released in 2025 Available in 28 styles

GT Canon’s design is pragmatic but not static: movement and liveliness are embedded in the letterforms. It is our answer to what our digital times require of a serif today. It’s what a contemporary serif should be in both form and function. Like its sans serif sibling, GT Standard, it aims for modern functionality rather than stylistic reinvention.

GT Flaire captures the pronounced curves created by calligraphic pens when applying ink to paper under pressure and translates this characteristic into a digital format. This typeface bridges the worlds of business and pleasure, breaking free from corporate rigidity by combining seriousness with playfulness and encouraging users to embrace both.

GT Standard is a contemporary response to the modernist pursuit of standardization. It’s rooted in the principles of Swiss Style and expands on this legacy to meet the needs of today’s visual landscape. The typeface is systematic yet expressive, built for clarity, adaptability, and precision across every scale and medium.

GT Maru is an ode to rounded English characters found on signage across Japan. The typeface is the result of this design exploration into roundness — or maru — in the Latin alphabet. It combines the warmth and flow of sign painting with the mechanical quality of engraved letters. Designed by Thierry Blancpain with production work by Huw Williams (Mega). Emoji designed by Grilli Type, with additional typeface production work by Anya Danilova. Released in 2021 Available in 25 styles

GT Pantheon is an interpretation of historic shapes in a contemporary manner. It exhibits an expressive and dynamic character visible in every stroke. At its core is the conception of three optically-adjusted faces, each designed to best represent the same type at different sizes: Display, Text, and Micro. Within this spectrum, the family moves between elegance, sharpness, warmth and robustness, matching expression with functionality.