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18 styles defined by mood, not weight
Lurk is a two-typeface collection created in 2019 for Yury Dud's YouTube channel. Rather than organizing styles by conventional weight or width axes, the collection structures its 18 styles as emotional tones—neutral, harsh, smooth, noisy, discreet, and others. Lurk A (10 styles) was designed by Ilya Ruderman and Lurk B (8 styles plus a bonus file) by Yury Ostromentsky, with each designer responsible for a distinct set of tones.
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- Style taxonomy is organized by emotional quality—terms like harsh, smooth, and noisy—rather than the conventional weight/width grid.
- The collection is sold as two separate packages to preserve the intended emotional range of each designer's work.
- Lurk B's bonus file bundles styles 1–3 into a single typeface file with alternates, offering a practical shortcut within the tonal system.
- The stated design intent is to minimize reliance on additional graphics, with the typeface alone carrying the narrative differentiation.
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