Type specimen: OBSIDIAN - by Gaia Marrone

Obsidian

designer by Gaia Marrone

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Obsidian is the result of the mixture between a calligraphic shaped sans serif created by hand paired to serifs appositely customed for it, inspired

by Baskerville Old Face. It has a strong impact and gives a clear antique vibe to your work.

Typography is two dimensional architecture based on experience and imagination.

- Hermann Zapf

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Hamburgefons

Hamburgefons

Hamburgefons

Illustrator

Glyphs

Fontself

27 pt.

Ladies and gentlemen you are about to witness a materialisation.

That means you will see something appear in space that was not previously there.At first it will appear as a vaporous form,but finally it will be a solid body which anyone present may feel and handle—and,for example shake hands with.

For this body will be in the human shape It will be a real man or woman—which,I cant say but a man or woman without kno wn antecedents.If,however,you demand from me an explantion

Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusan. tium doloremque laudantium,totam rem aperiam,eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo.

Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit,sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt.Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet,consectetur,adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam

But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasu. re and praising pain was born and I will give you a complete account of the system,and expound the actual teachings of the great explorer of the truth the master builder of human happiness No one rejects,dislikes,or avoids pleasure itself,because it is pleasure,but because those who do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that are extremely painful Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself

12 pt.

9 pt.

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and nothing mad should avoid pers

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The whole duty of Calligraphy is to co immagination with way the thought o to be communicated

Typography as of ommunicate to the hout loss by the or image intended d by the author..

Faculty of Design and Art Free University of Bozen - Bolzano Typeface design Gaia Marrone Summer Semester Prof. Antonino Benincasa Prof. a. c. Emilio Grazzi Prof. RTD Valeria Burgio Calligraphy Workshop Mag. Art. Eva Pรถll www. kallos. at