DAWN

DISPLAY TYPEFACE FAMILY · 2025–26

Three Weights.
One Vision.

DAWN is a contemporary sans-serif built for quiet confidence — a modular system where industrial precision meets subtle humanist detail. Thin refines, Regular clarifies, Bold grounds. Together, they create a cohesive typographic voice.

DAWN THIN
Soft light spills at dawn
DAWN REGULAR
Soft light spills at dawn
DAWN BOLD
Soft light spills at dawn
REFINED ELEGANCE DAWN THIN · 96PX
Minimal forms speak volumes
EDITORIAL HEADLINE DAWN BOLD · 120PX
FIRST LIGHT
DISPLAY TITLE DAWN REGULAR · 96PX
Where light becomes structure
SUBHEADING DAWN BOLD · 72PX
STRIKE MOMENT
BODY TEXT LARGE DAWN REGULAR · 48PX
As the first soft light spills across the room, calm returns. Weight without force. Presence without noise.

Parma
Calcio

DAWN BOLD · FOOTBALL STUDY
DESIGN CHARACTER

Calm, modern, and assured. DAWN balances geometric clarity with subtle softness. From refined Thin to grounded Bold, each weight brings presence without excess.

BEST FOR

Editorial design, headlines, contemporary branding, cultural identities, sports communication, fashion, and architectural projects requiring thoughtful typography.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Sans serif display typeface with minimal stroke contrast, open counters, and balanced proportions. Three weights optimized for large sizes across print and digital.

Typeface Study,
DAWN THIN + REGULAR + BOLD
STILLNESS
TRANSITION
CLARITY
DISTANCE
BALANCE

DAWN emerges in the space between night and day. It does not rely on gesture or expression, but on proportion, spacing and restraint. The letterforms remain open, allowing content to speak before style becomes visible.

Thin, Regular and Bold are conceived as structural tools rather than emotional extremes. Weight is used to clarify hierarchy, not to decorate emphasis. This creates a rhythm that remains stable across varied contexts.

The typeface performs best in editorial environments, branding and systems where continuity matters more than immediacy. Its presence is intended to be felt, not noticed.

DAWN occupies the moment between darkness and clarity — a state where information becomes readable without demanding attention. Like first light, it reveals form gradually, with quiet confidence.

dawn-regular · 18 pt · tracking +0.1em
dawn-thin + bold · used for structural emphasis

Early light transforms perception gradually. The horizon shifts from absence to presence, revealing form through subtle transitions rather than sudden change. This quiet progression creates space for observation, allowing details to emerge without urgency. Dawn establishes clarity through restraint. By limiting excess, it sharpens contrast and reveals essential structure. Its strength lies in what it withholds rather than what it declares, creating calm authority and visual stability.

Light alters how we read space. It guides attention and frames hierarchy, often prompting understanding before analysis. When controlled carefully, it punctuates systems without disrupting their internal balance. Soft introduces distance from intensity. By reducing sharpness, it shifts focus away from urgency, allowing information to be absorbed with reduced friction and emotional load.

Enduring systems emerge when typography resists excess. Stability is achieved not through force, but through proportion, repetition and carefully controlled weight. Typography functions as infrastructure, not as statement, supporting communication through restraint and clarity.

"ohhh great font!!"
— David Carson (via WhatsApp)