Typeface Design for Samuel Beckett Complete Works

From publisher series to retail family

A2 Beckett was originally designed in 2009 for the Faber & Faber 'Samuel Beckett: Complete Works' book cover series. Its forms derive from machine-cut wood type, defined by hard edges. The family was updated and re-released in October 2017 with 11 styles, from Extralight to Heavy.

Set in Beckett

Insights

The typeface was originally created for a specific publisher series before being developed into a retail font family.
Machine-cut wood type is the stated historical reference, with hard edges as the defining formal characteristic.
The family was updated and re-released in October 2017 with 11 styles spanning Extralight to Heavy; the scope of changes from the original release is not detailed in the source.