Ñaño

Briefing

Development of a modular display typeface with complete weight variations and a physical or digital application. The brief allowed full conceptual freedom, encouraging the exploration of cultural reinterpretation through typographic form. The project focused on constructing a coherent system capable of articulating narrative, structure, and visual identity through type design.

Proposta

ÑAÑO reinterprets pre-Hispanic pattern systems as a structural typographic logic rather than ornament. Historical tracing methods inform modular construction, rhythm, and counterform development. The family includes four weights with italics and three stylistic sets, each derived from distinct geometric principles, generating alternative systems of form, movement, and visual cadence.

Aportació

Transforms cultural heritage into a structural typographic system that activates history through contemporary graphic design.

Producció

Display typeface comprising 317 glyphs, four weights (+ italics), three stylistic sets, and support for 56 languages. Presented in a 1:1 specimen printed on Munken Pure 110g with Bristol 120g inserts in gold risography. Hand-bound and screen-printed edition combining inkjet and selective risography to reduce material waste and environmental impact.