by David Moles
Gyrotrope is a wide, rounded, geometric sans-serif inspired by typefaces of the 1960s such as Microgramma and Eurostile, as well as contemporary takes on the genre such as Vernon Adams' Michroma.
Like Gyrochrome — a direct derivative of Michroma that was my first attempt at a typeface in this genre — Gyrotrope exists because I needed a 1960s-futurist typeface for a project, in a rounded style and a range of weights, on a DIY budget. As I said of Gyrochrome, if you find it useful, I'm happy, but if you can afford a real typographer you should definitely hire one.
Gyrotrope is available in two versions, the original Gyrotrope and Gyrotrope Text. Gyrotrope Text has redrawn symbols and punctuation, better kerning, and more glyphs, as well as slightly different metrics and proportions, and I recommend it over the original for most applications. That said, while the original is no longer under active development, issue reports are welcome for both.
Both are available in six weights, from Regular (400) to Black (900).
-- David Moles, 2025-05-20
- David Moles
Licensed under the SIL Open Font License, 1.1; you may only use these files in compliance with the License.