Modulator 25 Thin Webfont Font

Modulator is a spin-off inspired by two different designs born in different eras: Modula Round Black, designed in 1995, and Lo-Res Monospaced Solid, designed in 2023. Modula Round was the starting point for Modulator 100 medium, whereas the square proportions of Lo-Res Monospaced Solid became Modulator 350 heavy. The idea started when designer Zuzana Licko imagined how her Lo-Res Monospaced Solid might look with rounded edges.

The modularity and slim counters of this new design echoed some of the features of Modula Round Black, and she realized how, with some modifications, those two designs could work together in this new family which she ended up calling “Modulator.” To make these two designs compatible in the new font, she made Modula a unicase font, and tightened the counters in Lo-Res. Using interpolation, she then created three intermediate versions between these two initial extremes. Not satisfied with the range, Licko added two additional accentuating weights at the extremes, expanding the family to a total of nine fonts. While the stem weights vary, all nine styles share the same counter width. This repetition of shape and space creates a unifying rhythm.