Mathigon is a result of a tiny experiment — "using tools not specifically made for type design to do type design", all characters are made with mathigon/polypad (an online tool for math-related education). It was fun but also very time consuming to make everything work, hence there is only basic Latin glyphs available. :)
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.
If you'd like to support Xiaoyuan in operating the NotYourType foundry, assisting FLINTA designers in publishing their type design work, and contributing to open-source type design, please consider making a donation via
This PayPal Link. Thank you! <3
mathigon is under SIL Open Font License
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Being proper and sweet and nice and pleasing is a fucking nightmare. It's exhausting.
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