PROJECT DESCRIPTION

After visiting Milan in 2018, I stumbled upon the Sforza castle, and found some interesting type on a series of inscriptions on the inner courtyard castle walls. I became inspired by what I found, and researched the history behind the castle and restoration, and decided to design a typeface based off of the limited sampling of quirky letterforms. Thus Sforza was born, with ligatures galore, alternates, pictograms, and swooshes. Sforza is a Roman style typeface with an eccentric flair. It has loads of ligatures, nested letterforms, and tails and swooshes for endless combinations.

PROJECT INFORMATION

Entry Type: Single Entry

Channel: Digital

Primary Role of the Designer: Designer as craftsman

Client Relationship: An in-house on-going relationship

Intention of the Project: Introduction of a new product, service, or program

Development Budget: Less than $2,500

Production/Execution Budget: Less than $5,000

Source of Funding: Funded internally

Typefaces: Custom

Paper: Specimen piece is 12 pages, color, printed on newsprint, digital broadside via Newspaper club.

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Creative Director: Monica Maccaux

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