Typeface Design for a Plastic Model Kit-Inspired Font
72 fonts built around a model-kit grid
Model is a typeface family inspired by Tamiya's plastic model kits, translating the precision and modularity of assembly components into typographic form. It spans four sub-families—a default version, monospaced variants, and experimental Plastic styles—totaling 72 fonts in upright and italic. The character set extends beyond standard Latin to include Hiragana, Katakana, Japanese punctuation, and measurement characters.
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Insights
- The family is structured as four distinct sub-families, allowing the kit-assembly concept to be expressed at varying levels of literalness.
- Inclusion of measurement characters—rarely seen in commercial releases—reinforces the technical, workshop reference of the source material.
- Hiragana and Katakana are included alongside Japanese punctuation, extending script support beyond the standard Latin range.
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