Typeface Design for a Multiscript Font Family
Conceived from cutting, not drawing
Rezak is a type family by Anya Danilova, designed at TypeTogether and released in 2022, drawing its conceptual premise from the physical act of cutting letters from paper, stone, and wood. The family comprises ten styles across display (Black, Black Incised) and text (Regular through Extrabold, with italics) categories. It launched simultaneously in Latin and Cyrillic, with Armenian and Georgian extensions developed in consultation with script specialists. The family received multiple awards including TDC and D&AD recognition.
Set in Rezak
Insights
- The Black and medium weights originated as a single approach before diverging into separate display and text categories.
- The four text weights emerged through iterative swings in design direction, testing contrast, angles, tangent redirections, and tolerated anomalies.
- The Incised display style was engineered using trigonometric functions to control its behaviour precisely.
- Armenian and Georgian extensions were each developed in close consultation with Yerevan- and Tbilisi-based type designers, respectively.
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