Faffin Font Family Hoahoa Momotuhi me te Tauira by Paul Robb is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Hiriwa in Hoahoa Whakairoiro, Whakaahua Ringa me te Whakawhitiwhiti Ataata Competition Category.
HiriwaWhakairoiro· 2024
Faffin Font Family Hoahoa Momotuhi me te Tauira
by Paul Robb
Client: S6 Foundry
A' Design Award Hiriwa Winner in Whakairoiro Category
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The Design
About Faffin Font Family Hoahoa Momotuhi me te Tauira
Ko te whānau momotuhi Faffin he reo tuhi rerekē, e whakarato ana i ngā kāhua motuhake e rua, ko Faffin Sans me Faffin Display, i hangaia kia whakamahia takitahi, takitini rānei, e whakaae ana i te whakakotahi māmā o ngā āhuatanga hou. Ko Faffin Sans, i whakaaweahia e te tūroa o te hoahoa momo-Switi, ko tēnei momotuhi he whakakotahitanga tūpato o ngā āhua me ngā ānge hou. Ka kawe a Faffin Display i te ariā o te rerekētanga ki te taumata kē atu hei momotuhi tāupe.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Hiriwa
Ko Faffin Font Family Hoahoa Momotuhi me te Tauira te toa o te A' Design Award Hiriwa, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa taumata teitei rawa, ātaahua me te whakamīharo. Ko ngā toa Hiriwa he mahi tino kanapa, tino auaha e whakaatu ana i te mātanga, te pūmanawa me te mōhio hōhonu o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Faffin Font Family Hoahoa Momotuhi me te Tauira he mahi whakamīharo, he tauira, he tino ngaio, he auaha hōhonu. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Hiriwa he hanganga rongonui, whakamīharotia e whai wāhi ana ki te whakawhānui i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ko Faffin Font Family Hoahoa Momotuhi me te Tauira he mahi e hae ana te tini, e whakaara ana i ngā hiahia, e kawe mai ana i ngā kare-ā-roto pai, ā, e whakaoho ana i te mīharo.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Faffin font family is a versatile typographic language, offering two distinct styles – Faffin Sans and Faffin Display – designed to be used individually or in tandem, allowing for a seamless blend of contemporary aesthetics. Faffin Sans, inspired by the impartiality of Swiss-type design, this font is a meticulous fusion of contemporary shapes and curves. Faffin Display takes the concept of versatility to the next level as a variable font.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The specimen dimensions are 210 x 290 mm.
- Tags
- Type design, Typeface, Specimen
- Production Technology
- Glyphs was used to create the Font family. The Type specimen book was printed as a limited run in offset digital, five color.
- Design Challenge
- The major challenge was to create a san serif font and display font that work in harmony together, to create a contemporary visual language.
- Research
- Our research began with the origins of Swiss-type design, studying classical forms that could be expanded and adapted into new forms and shapes.
- Inspiration
- This Font family's inspiration was creating a juxtaposition of two opposing styles that work together in a sophisticated design system that empowers designers to create compelling visual narratives. Inspired by minimalism and clarity of Swiss type design, the design of the forms, whether used independently or combined, Faffin Sans and Faffin Display offer a harmonious and contemporary typographic language.
- Project Duration
- The project was started in April 2023 and launched in November 2023.
- Operation Flow
- The font family was launched as a retail font throughout the world and used by international design firms.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Paul Henry Robb & Moira Bartoloni, 2023
- Team Members
- Paul Henry Robb
Moira Bartoloni - Image Credits
- Paul Henry Robb
Moira Bartoloni
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