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SLOType26 – Hugo Costa

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Student: Hugo Costa

Creative Brief Prompts:

  • Brief 1 (Nymph): Type Group: Monospaced | Type Classification: Transitional (Real / Neo-Grotesque) | Weight: Bold (700) | Width: Normal (100) | Italic Structure: Roman | Contrast: Low Contrast | Archetype: LL Unica77 Mono.
  • Brief 2 (Glyph): Type Group: Serif | Type Classification: Classical (Old Style / Garalde / Grotesque / Grotesk) | Weight: Medium (500) | Width: Normal (100) | Italic Structure: Roman | Contrast: Medium Contrast | Archetype: Garamond.
  • Brief 3 (Spade): Type Group: Sans-Serif | Type Classification: Transitional (Real / Neo-Grotesque) | Weight: Regular (400) | Width: Normal (100) | Italic Structure: Italic | Contrast: Low Contrast | Archetype: Helvetica.
  • Brief 4 (Five): Type Group: Slab-Serif | Type Classification: Geometric (Modern / Rational) | Weight: Regular (400) | Width: Normal (100) | Italic Structure: Roman | Contrast: Low Contrast | Writing Instrument: Threads & Ribbons | Archetype: Rockwell.
  • Brief 5 (Helppo): Type Group: Serif | Type Classification: Transitional (Real / Neo-Grotesque) | Weight: Regular (400) | Width: Normal (100) | Italic Structure: Italic | Contrast: Medium Contrast | Writing Instrument: Round / Square Tips | Archetype: Times New Roman.
  • Brief 6 (Play): Type Group: Sans-Serif | Type Classification: Transitional (Real / Neo-Grotesque) | Weight: Thin (100) | Width: Ultra Condensed (50/60) | Italic Structure: Roman | Contrast: Low Contrast | Writing Instrument: Round / Square Tips | Archetype: Univers.

Description: His solution explores an exceptionally diverse range of typographic experiments, mapping out structural traits across multiple archetypes. His work stands out for testing how physical mediums and writing tools—ranging from rigid and soft point instruments to paradoxical textures like threads and ribbons—interact with parameters like optical scale, geometric curve regularity, and extreme proportions like ultra-condensed spacing.

Acknowledgement & Transparency Note: This synthesis and portfolio entry was compiled, structured, and edited with the assistance of Google Gemini, in alignment with the course syllabus, exercise assignment, and evaluation criteria. Textual/Handwritten notes were OCR’d from the images and may contain errors or discrepancies from the actual work.