As part of the redesign of the Binnenland website, we were faced with the decision of which font to use. Our requirements were based on the technical appeal and character of the previous used typeface T-Star TW, but we wanted to set a clear distinction and highlight a new technical aspect. 
With the sans serif font Micronova, we draw on the principles of progressive modernist trends and their influence on the present day. Our study is based on the concept of Aldo Novarese, who designed ‘Eurostile’ in 1962 – a striking sans serif font that goes back to ‘Microgramma’, which appeared ten years earlier. This typeface, developed together with Alessandro Butti for the Nebiolo foundry in Turin, initially consisted only of uppercase letters. Its super-elliptical, yet functional and simple form was entirely in keeping with the spirit of the International Style of the 1950s. With its distinctive contour – neither round nor angular – it became a symbol of the technological optimism of that era.
BL – Micronova Beta is a reinterpretation of this type issue and describes today’s trends for screen fonts with a large x-height, short ascenders and descenders. The clean, linear appearance of this desing has been created using a structured grid system, but leaves the strictness wherever the declination seems beneficial.