I released New Brilliant on February 1, 1998, during a period when I was producing a number of techno-style typefaces. Its design is very wide, with geometric construction and deliberate gaps in the strokes, similar to the fragmented look seen in science fiction graphics such as the Blade Runner logo. The font was intended for display use in techno or sci-fi contexts, though its extreme width limited its practicality.

New Brilliant was originally distributed under a free commercial-use desktop license. I never saw it adopted in any notable way, probably because the proportions were too demanding for most projects. Despite that, I still think the design holds visual interest when used sparingly, in situations where there’s enough horizontal space to accommodate it. In August 2020, I placed New Brilliant in the public domain.