36 Days of Type 2023

Created during the event of the same name, each letter in this font was inspired by a different album from thirty-six unique artists. It’s more type experiment than typeface with all the glyphs combining in an awkward mixture of clashing characters—similar to the note of a serial killer. The final family is cast of diverse glyphs. Some words work surprisingly well but most are a complete mess with zero cohesion. That’s just what happens you design a collection of beautiful letters instead of a beautiful collection of letters. The font doesn’t work because it was never meant to. I’m still waiting for someone brave enough to set their entire job resume in it. Any takers? [tofutype.ca]