Yale School of Art, Type Design

Anežka Minaříková
Marionette

Source material: Pierre Simon Fournier (Manuel Typographique and Monotype)
Spring semester 2021

Fournier's printed scale of his point system, from Manuel Typographique, Barbou, Paris 1764, enlarged

American typedesigner William Addison Dwiggins as a marionette

Distinguished characteristic of Marionett's anatomy is combination of round and sharp shapes such as tail of the capital R

However, these sharp features become less pronounced and smoother while printed in text size, inviting comfortable reading.

Pangram text containing all the letters in Czech alphabet, including accents

These student typeface designs created at Yale School of Art are noncommercial academic projects, commonly revivals or reinterpretations of historical typefaces. Read more about this typeface design course at Yale School of Art.