I released Neuropolitical on December 15, 1997 in response to requests for a squared-off version of Neuropol. I didn’t have a particular vision for how it would be used; it was really about giving people an option they had asked for. I removed Neuropol’s rounded terminals and adjusted the spacing, which created a flatter, more severe look. To me, that change broke the connection between the rounded forms and their terminals, and the result has always felt like a weaker interpretation of Elsner+Flake’s Digital Sans, which inspired Neuropol.

Although I expanded Neuropolitical in the early 2010s into a family of seven weights plus italics, I have never considered it among my stronger designs. When I spot it in use, I often feel a sense of disappointment compared to seeing Neuropol or Neuropol X. Still, some designers clearly prefer its squarer, stripped-down style.

On November 16, 2024, version 5.2 reorganized the weight nomenclature for clarity. Book was renamed Light, Light became Extra-Light, Extra-Light became Thin, and Ultra-Light was redesignated Hairline. The regular style has always been free under a commercial desktop license, while the rest of the family remains paid.