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A revival of one of the original 1830s London sans-serif types, recontextualising the near-zero-contrast grotesque that preceded 20th-century functionalism by nearly a century.
About
Figgins Sans draws on the radical capital-only display types introduced by London type founders in the 1830s, which stripped away serifs and stroke contrast to serve purely commercial ends. Shinntype's revival frames these minimal letterforms as a corrective to the received history of modernism, suggesting that functionalist sans design was not a 20th-century invention. The family offers four styles: Regular, Italic, Bold and Extra Bold.
Classification
A revival of an 1830s London sans-serif, predating the modernist grotesque tradition. The near-absence of stroke contrast and capital-only origins place it squarely in the early grotesque category.