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Type Design
Hofmann Light
A typeface in progress
Last Updated Jul 2020
HOFMANN is a typeface in progress started as part of my thesis project at the School of Visual Arts (SVA)[2020]. Albert Hofmann was a Swiss chemist best known for being the first person to synthesize, ingest, and learn of the psychedelic effects of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)[1943].
Characteristics
Low x-height
Straightened counters
Flat terminals
Angled ascenders & descenders
Characteristics
Low x-height
Straightened counters
Flat terminals
Angled ascenders & descenders
Angled ascenders & descenders