Geometric Thin Geometric Light Geometric Regular Geometric Medium Geometric Bold Geometric Extrabold

Humanist Thin Humanist Light Humanist Regular Humanist Medium Humanist Bold Humanist Extrabold

about

Apta is a contemporary sans serif that celebrates the fascinating middle ground between humanist and geometric type design.

Born from a study of post-Johnston sign-makers' alphabets, it explores the natural affinity between these seemingly opposing styles. The typeface is built on classical Roman proportions but employs a strict mono-linear construction with vertically cut terminals – where shoulders meet stems in crisp, engineered joins. This systematic approach creates a rhythm of recurring apertures that bring warmth and flow to an otherwise mechanical framework.

Apta comes three families – Mix, Geometric and Humanist – and in six weights with corresponding italics, while its OpenType features include stylistic alternate sets that let you dial between the other families and hybrid characteristics. This allows the typeface to adapt to different contexts while maintaining its core identity.

technical

Designed by: Hugh Morse 
Year: 2022
Glyphs: 688 
Encoding: Latin Extended

File Formats: OTF, WOFF, WOFF2

Version: 1.0