Diametric Vertical Typeface

Diametric Vertical is a font which is based off of the disparities that I saw in commercial typography and personal typography when assembling my type exploration poster/collage. This font is aimed at satisfying the formal essence that is found in serif fonts while maintaining the proportions and utility of san-serif fonts. All of the vertical elements within each character are as razor thin as possible while maintaining legibility, and the horizontal elements like tails, crossbars, terminals, and loops all transition to a very thick curvilinear weight which resembles the transitions found in display fonts such as Garamond or Big Caslon.

This set of constraints means that Diametric Vertical maintains an extreme contrast. This contrast resembles magazine display fonts such as ones for Harpers Bazaar or Vogue. Diametric Vertical is constructed with five basic modules which are used to build each letterform. While this is meant to be a display font, when the type point is reduced, so is the contrast between thick horizontals and thin verticals, this helps improve legibility at smaller sizes.

Motif-based poster

based on street photography and photographical composition