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My NaN Spaceland Font Review
The concept that this unusual display typeface is based on is simply mind-bending. NaN Spaceland plays with the intersection of inner and outer shapes, creating a fascinating, contrasting typographic system for your artsy “glitchcore” display text. Find out what makes it so interesting.
From its construction, NaN Spaceland is a sober grotesque-like typeface, similar to Inter or Helvetica. But the way the paths of the outer and inner shapes cross, gives the typeface its special twist. All spiced up with some rounded, organic touches that almost appear like ink traps in certain letters, like the lowercase “k” and “a”.
I enjoy that the execution of this concept feels very organic. It is not forced into every character, some letters remain plain, like “I”, “O” or “L”. Additionally, NaN Spaceland’s features only become evident as it gets bolder. You can still feel that something’s unusual in the light weights, though it’s subtle.
One thing I came across during trying around with the typeface, was how cool it looks in a very specific weight and style. I’m sharing it here in a short video on my Patreon page.
This typeface is best suited for sizes above 40 pixels. Whether used for posters, headings, or even logotypes, NaN Spaceland adds a special touch without being too extreme. So play around, discover and see how it works for you.
Font Pairings with NaN Spaceland
NaN Spaceland is a grotesque, contrasting sans-serif display font. I recommend pairing it with something similar or very different body text and small functional text.
- Headings
Learn more about pairing typefaces using the Font Matrix.
What do you think of NaN Spaceland? Tell me in the comments below.