Industry: Design

Typeface Design for Terrassa Display

10,000+ possible variations — delivered as a single variable font

Terrassa Display is a modular geometric typeface by Nikola Djurek, drawing on monolinear lettering from technical drawings and architectural plans. The Display variant adds layered outlines and architectural repetition to the foundational Terrassa style. Because five variable axes would generate over 10,000 static-font permutations, Terrassa Display ships exclusively as a variable font. A proportional weight calculator allows stroke thickness to remain visually consistent across different type sizes.

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Insights

Five variable axes made static font delivery impractical; the team chose variable-font-only distribution to keep the design space accessible.
A dedicated weight calculator, inspired by architectural drafting conventions, lets designers scale type while maintaining consistent perceived stroke weight.
The family spans three sub-collections — Terrassa, Terrassa Display, and Terrassa Gradient — each exploring a different spatial or structural quality.
The printed specimen features an essay by Manuel Sesma and a prologue by Nikola Djurek, with specimen design by Manera Estudi.