Typefaces

Selection of recent proprietary, unreleased, and in-progress typefaces

Celebrate

Monowidth display typeface for the San Diego History Center exhibition on Jewish immigrants in California, inspired by songs of The Beach Boys and anatomy of the Hebrew script, both at the same time.

Role: art director, designer. Designed at C&G Partners
Creative direction: Keith Helmetag.
 
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New Chamfer Condensed

Revival of Chamfer Condensed, based on a display cut by Minneapolis-based American Type Founders as published in Fifty Type Specimens from the collection of Tobias Frere-Jones.

 
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Siberian Stencil

Stencil typeface modeled after lettering seen on a military truck in Siberia, in Latin and Cyrillic.

 
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Venetian Stencil

Close interpretation of a stencil font used for the street signs of Venice, nizioletti. That R leaves an impression.

 
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Sugar Maple

Digitization and mastering for a one-weight, caps-only proprietary font based on an architect’s handwriting.

Role: designer. Designed with Sidewalk Labs
Original design and sketches by: Sam Aitkenhead
 
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Polska

Exploration of slanted, high-contrast, ultra-condensed type with geometric origins.

 
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Artsy Sans

Sans serif in two weights developed during a four-week residency program at the School of Visual Arts.

 
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L.S.A. Gumby

Display typeface drawn with a sharpie, taking inspiration from hand-lettered protest posters made by early gay rights activists.

 
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