GT Cinetype
Grilli Type · Mauro Paolozzi, Rafael Koch · 2015
A typeface derived from a cinema subtitling laser machine, its letterforms constructed entirely from straight lines because the laser cannot move in curves.
About
Based on the output of a laser subtitling system used in cinemas, where the laser erases a colour layer from film to produce brilliantly white, very small letters. Because the laser can only travel in straight lines, every character is built from angular segments with no curves whatsoever, giving the family a distinct technical rigour. Seven styles span Light, Regular and Bold with matching italics and a Mono variant, covering an extensive range of Latin-script languages.
Classification
GT Cinetype is engineered around the mechanical constraints of a cinema subtitling laser, which can only move in straight lines, producing a typeface entirely without curves. This places it firmly in the display/techno category rather than any conventional humanist or geometric tradition.