Typeface Design for CSTM Xprmntl 02
Three fonts from different classification categories forced into one family
CSTM Xprmntl 02 is part of CSTM Fonts' 'quick fonts' series, uniting three stylistically incompatible styles—a closed sans serif with curling stroke endings, a contrast serif with straightened diagonal strokes, and a rough sans serif with inverted stroke contrast—within a single family. The project treats cross-classification compatibility as its central design question. It also marks the first Georgian-script support for CSTM Fonts, developed with input from Tbilisi-based designer Alexander Sukiasov.
Set in CSTM Xprmntl 02
Insights
- Each of the three styles belongs to a different type classification: ultra-closed sans serif, contrast serif, and rough sans serif with inverted contrast.
- All three styles share the same case, with the Cursive additionally offering two sets of swash capitals.
- The family was created in real time and made visible online to subscribers of the CSTM Fonts Telegram channel, mirroring the process used for the first Xprmntl.
- Georgian script coverage was a first for CSTM Fonts and was supported by external expert consultation.
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