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Faffin Font Family Type Design and Specimen

A' Design Award 2024 Silver Winner in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design

16 April 2024

Faffin Font Family Type Design and Specimen by Paul Robb
Faffin Font Family Type Design and Specimen by Paul Robb
Faffin Font Family Type Design and Specimen by Paul Robb
Faffin Font Family Type Design and Specimen by Paul Robb
Faffin Font Family Type Design and Specimen by Paul Robb

Paul Robb · CLIENT: S6 Foundry

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.

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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.
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.
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.
Image Credits
Paul Henry Robb
Moira Bartoloni
Patents
Copyrights belong to Paul Henry Robb & Moira Bartoloni, 2023

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