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Type Specimen Alskar Uhlobo Lokubhala by Paul Robb and Moira Bartoloni

Type Specimen Alskar Uhlobo Lokubhala by Paul Robb and Moira Bartoloni is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award in Igrafikhi Competition Category.


IsilivaIgrafikhi· 2022

Type Specimen Alskar Uhlobo Lokubhala

by Paul Robb and Moira Bartoloni

Client: S6 Foundry

Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award Winner in Igrafikhi Category

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The Design

About Type Specimen Alskar Uhlobo Lokubhala

I-Alskar sans iwuhlobo oluhle lwesimanje olubanzi lwe-sans serif olunomehluko oqinile wesitayela wejometri, edweba ubuhle futhi imelela ubuhle besimanje obushintshayo. Isampula yohlobo yanyatheliswa njengephephandaba A2 (yagoqwa futhi yathunyelwa njenge-A4) futhi iveza uhlobo lokubhala ngomuzwa wesimanje nomuzwa.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award

Type Specimen Alskar Uhlobo Lokubhala iwinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile ngokungajwayelekile okunikezwa imiklamo esezingeni eliphezulu, ebukekayo nethinta kakhulu. Abawinile beSiliva yimisebenzi egqamile kakhulu nedala kakhulu ebonisa ubungcweti obuphawulekayo, italente nobuhlakani babaklami babo. Type Specimen Alskar Uhlobo Lokubhala ilindeleke ukuba ibe ngumsebenzi omuhle wesibonelo, onobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha ezijulile. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award uyinto entsha ebonakala kakhulu nethakazelisayo esiza futhi isunduza imingcele yobuciko, isayensi, ukuklama nobuchwepheshe. Type Specimen Alskar Uhlobo Lokubhala iyinto enomhawu omkhulu kuyo evusa izifiso, ilethe imizwa emihle futhi ivuse ukumangala nokuxakeka.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Alskar sans is an elegant contemporary wide sans serif typeface with strong stylistic geometric authentic contrasts, drawing on the aesthetics and representing the shifting contemporary aesthetics. The type specimen was printed as a newspaper A2 (folded and sent as A$) and presents the type face with a modern feel and experience.
Dimensions & Packaging
The project was designed in A2 spreads, folded to A4
Tags
Font design, Branding, Identity, Type design
Production Technology
The final specimen was printed on newspaper stock in CMYK
Design Challenge
The challenge was to interpret mainly an architectural movements and design a typeface that would visually feel correct within that genre.
Research
We researched the Brutalist movement in both architectural and visual arts.
Inspiration
The inspiration for the typeface was to design a character set with a contemporary feel with a strong aesthetic feel of the Brutalist movement. The idea was to develop a versatile font that would give the right visual consistencies to brand ranging from high fashion to artistic communications
Project Duration
The type face was developed from September 2021 and release January 2022.
Operation Flow
The specimen was sent to existing and potential design customers.
Team Members
Paul Henry robb
Moira Bartoloni
Image Credits
Paul Henry Robb

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