Main designer
Marsnev
Nyata Next™
Overview
Nyata, meaning “clearly visible” in Indonesian, is a contemporary geometric sans serif typeface that explores typographic legibility on display.
The typeface is loosely inspired by the iconic Johnston typeface, which has adorned the signage of Transport for London for over a century. While Nyata takes a departure from the humanist style of Johnston, it carries the spirit: a typeface characterised by strength and personality while placing importance on legibility.
Details
With the help of
Aditya Wiraatmaja, Taufik Oktama, Richard McDonald, Jérôme Knebusch, and Fred Smeijers
Design space
Weight axis, 100-900; Slant axis, -12°-0°
Script coverage
Latin extended
Styles
Thin
ExtraLight
Light
Book
Regular
Medium
SemiBold
Bold
ExtraBold
Black
Thin Italic
ExtraLight Italic
Light Italic
Book Italic
Italic
Medium Italic
SemiBold Italic
Bold Italic
ExtraBold Italic
Black Italic
Specimen
Nyata Next 24/7 clearly visible.
Weight
Slant
Nyata, meaning clearly visible in Indonesian, is a contemporary geometric sans serif typeface that explores typographic legibility on display. It is built for words that need to stay readable in busy places: platforms, maps, airport gates, museum labels, captions, invoices, dashboards, and small navigation labels marked A-Z, 0-9, and No. 17. The morning train leaves from Platform 4 at 08:32; the lift is out of service until 14:00; the receipt says €12.75, including 9% tax. Clarity carries personality. The family balances a firm structure with a warmer voice, making it useful for identity systems, transport information, editorial typography, and digital interfaces. It should be able to handle quiet admin copy, a bold warning, and the sentence nobody reads until something goes wrong. Add a line about delayed baggage, a shelf code, a QR instruction, a legal note in parentheses, and a reminder to bring identification. Then add the annoying parts: ellipses, commas, 2x copies, 15-minute intervals, and a phone number that has to fit inside a narrow table cell. Inspired loosely by the spirit of Johnston, Nyata moves away from direct revival and toward a sharper contemporary rhythm. It can move from a 12 px label to a 96 px title without losing the logic of the family, and its spacing is meant to survive arrows, fractions, prices, coordinates, and the occasional parenthetical note. Use it for “Exit 3 →”, “1/2 price after 18:00”, “Room B-204”, or a list of names that suddenly includes Dr. L. van der Meer. Italic changes the temperature. Paragraphs, captions, and display settings can keep a related but more active voice without feeling like a different system. The tone stays plain enough for information, but it does not need to be invisible all the time. A specimen can talk about grocery lists, archive forms, parking permits, bus detours, invoice reminders, newsletter captions, and the small sign taped beside the coffee machine. It can include 0.75 l, 3/8 inch, 120 km, 18°C, €4.20, and “closed on Mondays” without needing to perform.
Weight
Slant
Glyphs
Basic Latin
Extended Latin
Numbers
Symbols & Punctuation
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