Causing typographic classification experts to reach for, then throw out their copy of Vox, Sodachome is a chromatic concoction of two parts serif forming one part sans. The alphabet is an original design by Ian Moore and Dan Rhatigan of the The Colour Grey. Ian and Dan took the tradition of chromatic alphabets and explored what would happen if the chromatic overlap created a secondary alphabet design. We’re happy to offer the design to Photo-Lettering users.
Kunihiko Okano talks about the origins of his Quintet design with Taro Yumiba in an interview on I Love Typography. From social networks to Typographic Chinese Whispers to Gordian Knots, Kunihiko ranges far and wide in his process.
Michael Byzewski, from Aesthetic Apparatus, drops off the New Year with this usage of Photo-Lettering’s West Barnum Ultra in their New Year’s Eve show poster for Cake.
A single master stroke layered in triplicate, Kunihiko Okano’s Quintet answers the conductor’s call for calligraphic flourish.
Quintet was designed as part of Kunihiko’s year-long study at the KABK Type & Media program. We’re happy to offer this custom version of it for Photo-Lettering users.
Matthijs Sluiter sent in this example of Photo-Lettering’s Exotique in use for an invitation to a series of living room concerts in the Hague. For those of us who don’t speak Dutch, Matthijs explains, “The title ‘keukengeheimen’ says ‘kitchen secrets’ as a reference to both a nostalgic cook book by that title, and to the contents of the series.”
Exotique was digitized by Kris Sowersby, so it’s appropriate that Matthija used Kris’s Calibre as the supporting typeface.
Dank u wel, Matthijs!
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