MegaMegaTypeType
A neogrotesque sans-serif family designed between 1986 and 2002, with lowercase forms rooted in the 1710 Russian Civil type tradition and a wide range of weights and widths.
About
Designed by Anatoliy Kudryavtsev over a sixteen-year period, Parangon sits within the neogrotesque tradition while drawing its lowercase letterforms from the historical Russian Civil type of 1710. The family spans five weights across three widths including Condensed and Extra Condensed cuts, totalling 15 styles. It is suited primarily to display and advertising use, including magazine editorial contexts.
Classification
Classified on the page as Neogrotesque within the closed Sans Serif subclass, with lowercase letterforms drawing on the 1710 Civil type tradition and modern italic forms.