I released Neuropol Nova on October 24, 2002 as a deliberate exaggeration of Neuropol. Where Neuropol had already pushed a futuristic aesthetic, Nova amplified it, especially in the capital letters M, N, and W, which I designed in a unicase style. The whole family carried a stencil-like effect. The lowercase was less radical, but the capitals made it clear that this was not intended for general reading; it was strictly a display typeface for contexts that needed a stranger, more sci-fi atmosphere than Neuropol X could provide.

Neuropol Nova shared Neuropol X’s release year but served a different role. If X was a rationalized family aimed at versatility, Nova was the alien counterpart, exaggerating truncated strokes until they brushed against the edge of recognition. I didn’t see it as practical; it was meant for display only. Over the years, I have not encountered notable uses.

The family has been updated for technical consistency. On June 25, 2021, I removed obsolete characters, revised quotes, and improved fractions and ellipses. On November 16, 2024, version 2.2 reorganized naming conventions, moving from width/weight to weight/width ordering—for example, Condensed Bold became Bold Condensed—so that it would behave predictably in design software. Neuropol Nova remains commercially licensed.