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GD Gaio Smooth

GD Foundry · Marcus Gärde, Jonas Holm, Anders Wikström · 2026

sans-serifneo-grotesqueitalic
GD Gaio Smooth specimen from GD Foundry

A neo-grotesque derived from GD Gaio that introduces irregularly placed rounded corners alongside sharp edges to produce deliberate formal tension across six weights with italics and a variable font.

About

Where GD Gaio aims for neutrality, GD Gaio Smooth courts restlessness by applying soft corners asymmetrically and selectively, so no two strokes resolve in quite the same way. The resulting personality is bold without being decorative in any conventional sense. Six weights from Regular to Black, each with a matching italic, are complemented by a variable font with axes for weight and roundness. Latin script coverage extends to over 200 languages.

Classification

A neo-grotesque sans-serif derived from GD Gaio, distinguished by the irregular and asymmetric application of rounded corners against sharp edges – a deliberate formal contrast that sits within the neo-grotesque tradition while pushing toward expressive display territory.

Weights

RegularMediumSemiboldBoldExtra BoldBlack

Languages

Latin

Tags

neo-grotesqueroundedexpressivedisplayvariablescandinavianeditorialplayful

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