Clock | notyourtype foundry

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Clock (a.k.a CLOCK) is a typeface that started with numbers and arrows, which is usually not the case for the general type design process. "oldgranny" is the earliest version of CLOCK, with no diacritics available. Its appearance is playful but not so easy to play with. CLOCK-chichi is a pretentious version of CLOCK, just like its name — chichi.

CLOCK is a typeface initially inpired by → a cereamic wallclock designed by Margarete Heymann-Loebenstein

Xiaoyuan's note:

CLOCK-oldgranny is the first typeface I have made, its quirkiness comes from the younger version of me, knowing very little about the "standards"/ "rules" of type design, (tbh, I still don't know much about it. It's okay, and it's a choice. ) This typeface is done by intuition, pleasure, and passion of "just wanted to make something that I can use it for typing".

Do you sometimes miss your clumsiness?

Year: 2021

Designer: Xiaoyuan Gao

3 styles

Xiaoyuan Gao (She/Her) is a Rotterdam-based freelance graphic designer, image-maker, type designer and the initiator of “notyourtype foundry”. In her practice, she loves experimenting with unconventional approaches to type design and typesetting. She sees type design (making custom characters into a font file) as making a tool for typing, just like a customised typewriter. She also enjoys creating visuals out of found images , which allows her to combine typography and imagery in playful ways.

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