TopType Typeface
University Project
2021
An exploration indulging in the links between topography and typography.
Designed as a display font, Toptype presents the letters of the alphabet through the arrangement of intricate and precise contour lines forming the depiction of features displayed within topographical maps.
I was challenged to establish an arrangement that would present Toptype in a manner that best complimented the organic yet complex lines seen within the typeface. This challenge was achieved through the application of a type-specimen. The type-specimen is presented as an A3 trifold brochure that can be expanded and displayed as a poster.
The type-specimen presents a variety of compositional applications of the typeface where the use of both conventional and unconventional layouts are depicted.This project unifies complex contour lines depicted in topographic maps with the letters of our traditional alphabet, constructing a typeface that is bold yet delicate in it’s detailed final outcome.
