What is Grand Slang?
{{Infobox typeface | name = Grand Slang | image = Grand Slang font specimen.svg | image_size = 300 | style = [[Sans serif]] | classifications = Calligraphic | creator = Nikolas Wrobel | foundry = Nikolas Type | releasedate = 1 September 2019 | glyphs = 310 | license = [[Proprietary software]] | based_on = | variations = Grand Slang B Side | sample = [[Image:Grand Slang sample.svg|300px]] | website = [https://www.nikolastype.com/fonts/grand-slang nikolastype.com/fonts/grand-slang] | latest_release_version = 1.0 | latest_release_date = 1 September 2019 | latin = yes }} '''Grand Slang''' is a calligraphic [[sans serif]] [[typeface]] made by a [[Germans|German]] [[graphic designer]] named Nikolas Wrobel. It was published in [[September 1]], [[2019]] from his [[type foundry]], ''Nikolas Type''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moody|first=Elliott|date=10 September 2019|title=Grand Slang from Cologne-based foundry Nikolas Type is inspired by 20th-century calligraphy|url=https://the-brandidentity.com/typeface/grand-slang-nikolas-type|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023023332/https://the-brandidentity.com/typeface/grand-slang-nikolas-type|archive-date=23 October 2021|access-date=6 February 2024|website=The Brand Identity|language=English|publication-place=United Kingdom|quote=His latest release, Grand Slang, is inspired by mid-20th-century calligraphy, mixing characteristics of both serif and grotesque letterforms to create a modern perspective on the art form.}}</ref> The [[idea]] for the [[design]] of Grand Slang ([[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]] /ɡɹˈænd slˈæŋ/) came from [[20th century]] American [[calligraphy]] and the work of [[Americans|American]] calligraphers Oscar Ogg and William Addison Dwiggins. It also took inspiration from [[Sign|signs]] in American [[Movie|movies]] from the [[1940s]] and [[1950s]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Riechers|first=Angela|date=5 November 2019|title=A German Typographer’s Homage to Mid Century American Calligraphy Masters|url=https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/a-german-t