Industry: Design

Typeface Design for Print and Web

Designed for screen constraints, not against them

Tribunal was originally developed as the custom typeface for a cross-platform magazine, built to perform equally in print and on screen. Rather than imposing print conventions on digital displays, it works within lower-resolution constraints through simplified shapes and angular aesthetics. Its construction also translates to high-resolution print, giving it a consistent character across both media.

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According to Typotheque, simplified and angular forms allow the design to function within display resolution limits rather than working around them.
Each weight includes eight numeral variants—old-style (default), proportional lining, tabular lining, tabular old-style, superior, inferior, circled, and circled inverted—with licensees able to set their own default variant.
Old-style figures are the default; lining figures are advised for all-capital settings.
Received the Brumen Award in 2011, two years before its public retail release in 2013.