Remora Sans by G-Type review: a retro-styled humanist sans beauty
Did you know that being a I Love Typography customer in the past 12 months means that you’ll get a free font as a gift per month?
Well, I didn’t know either, until Remora Sans W1 Medium landed in my inbox a few days ago. Normally, I’d be inclined to ignore a single font in favor of the latest bundle I purchased, but this being I Love Typography, and knowing their obsessive attention to detail, I decided to give the font a go and create an imaginary record cover for an album by an imaginary band — although I’d be shocked if a real The Late Bloomers band didn’t exist.
A single font file may not sound like much, but here’s the design:
As you can see, there’s a quite heavy humanist influence on the font, augmented by a distinctive midcentury vibe. Terminals are decidedly hand-writerly (I know, probably not a real word) and there is a cartoony stroke width variance in the letterforms.
Remora Sans W1 comes in seven weights with matching italics. The W1 family (part of the W1-W5 superfamily) is the condensed version of the typeface and it’ll set you back $180 for the entire family. You can also purchase each font individually for $36 each.
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