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Antwerp Font Revival

From punchcut to digital: A font inspired by characters cut by Claude Garamond + printed by Christophe Plantin



Skills: Font Design ⟐ Typography
Tools: Glyphs ⟐ InDesign


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Source Material

I had the privilege of having access to Medici Emblamata through Hunt Library’s Special Collections, a book that Christophe Plantin printed in 1565.


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Letter Proof



03

Type Speciman Poster

The poster is inspired by pages of Medici Emblamata. I used cropped pieces of the letterforms to make a custom border.