Zeyond Stencil
Architecture as type system
Zeyond Stencil began as a single-weight custom typeface for the art collective Beyond The Post-Soviet, created for their 2023 exhibition program at the Maison de la Culture d'Amiens. The design draws directly from the MCA building's architecture, translating its tension between rigid volumes and fluid surfaces into sharp orthogonal cuts and elongated curves. Originally conceived for signage, the system expanded into a multi-width variable family spanning Compressed to Wide, with fragmented counters and diacritics treated as discrete modular shapes reinforcing the modular logic of the system.
Set in Zeyond Stencil
Insights
- The typeface originated as a single-weight commission before expanding to a multi-width variable family.
- Diacritics are designed as independent shapes to maintain modular coherence rather than functioning as conventional accents.
- Mass-and-void balance replaces traditional stroke contrast as the primary formal principle.
- Stencil construction turns fragmented counters and broken continuity into graphic features rather than structural compromises.
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