PROJECT ︎︎︎ Piscine
TYPE ︎︎︎ Custom Font
DURATION ︎︎︎ Sep - Dec 2020
TOOLS ︎︎︎ Procreate, Glyphs, Adobe Illustrator
TYPE ︎︎︎ Custom Font
DURATION ︎︎︎ Sep - Dec 2020
TOOLS ︎︎︎ Procreate, Glyphs, Adobe Illustrator
An iconic time deserves an iconic font. Piscine is a reverse-weight display font that finds its inspiration in two Jacques - Jacques Demy, and Simon Porte Jacquemus.
Project Overview ︎︎︎
Developed with bold colours and a large point size in mind, its high-contrast form balances straight lines with rounded curves and weight with strategic airiness in unexpected ways. It is best used for display and advertising purposes.
︎ Piscine is currently in development, with further glyphs and weights to come!
Developed with bold colours and a large point size in mind, its high-contrast form balances straight lines with rounded curves and weight with strategic airiness in unexpected ways. It is best used for display and advertising purposes.
︎ Piscine is currently in development, with further glyphs and weights to come!
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3d8e63991269d9eddf536ee7f1070a92006e71820bcdbae724fd029892040285/piscine-01.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6833a37e11095c1a31c31af8dc48b1506a3f4d4f1a4a6be18dce67ff53bb29ed/piscine-05.png)
Designed with
Chanson des Jumelles on endless loop
Piscine provided a first foray into custom type using Glyphs. Letterforms were developed over a month-long period, after which sizing, weight, and interaction between individual characters was further refined. Some surprising variations to stroke thickness were discovered in order to better legibility and balance.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/20b1870d3b1078e47aa5aa2f4db6429ba744d9cd5a4d4cd20585f3b46219eeff/piscine-02.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d641767dc38fcd427682232d33a8c993200259522ad13d51a45f412c2c18a666/piscine-03.png)