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  • ABC Monument Grotesk

    ABC Monument Grotesk

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    Pedro Amado
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    Student: Vitor Almeida Typeface: ABC Monument Grotesk (2018) Classification: Early Sans-Serif / Grotesque Archetype: Palmer & Rey’s 1884 New Specimen Book Main Features Highlighted by Student: Digitized by Kasper-Florio and Dinamo from a historical online scan. The student highlights its compact skeleton, stark vertical contrast, surprisingly sharp terminal endings, and its deliberately “unrefined, honest, and…

  • ABC Otto

    ABC Otto

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    Pedro Amado
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    Student: Rafaela Ribeiro Typeface: ABC Otto(2024) Classification (R-Vox): Transitional Serif (Baroque / “Dutch Taste”) [Contemporary / Neo Humanis Serif?] Archetype: Miklós Kis types / Baskerville Main Features Highlighted by Student: Designed by Sam de Groot and Laura Opsomer Mironov as a proudly ahistorical text face with an anthropomorphic, cartoonish display presence. The analysis maps short…

  • Helvetica

    Helvetica

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    Pedro Amado
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    Student: Andreia Catarina Monteiro da Silva Typeface: Helvetica (1957) Classification (R-Vox / Vox-ATypI): Lineale / Neo-Grotesque Transitional Archetype: Akzidenz-Grotesk Main Features Highlighted by Student: Designed by Max Miedinger and Eduard Hoffmann to fulfill post-war demands for clear, objective international communication. The analysis focuses on its strict horizontal stroke cuts, single-story a and g, near-monolinear contrast,…

  • Unica77

    Unica77

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    Pedro Amado
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    Student: Hugo Costa Typeface: LL Unica77 Classification (R-Vox): Neo-grotesque sans-serif Archetype: Haas Unica (1980) / Swiss Modernist models (Helvetica, Univers) Main Features Highlighted by Student: A digital revival engineered by Christian Mengelt (Team ’77) and Lineto to synthesize Swiss modernist neutrality. The student maps its low, near-monolinear contrast, compact body structure, vertical stress axis, and…

  • Filosofia

    Filosofia

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    Pedro Amado
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    Student: Anabela Nunes Typeface: Filosofia Classification (R-Vox): Serif Modern Archetype: Bodoni Main Features Highlighted by Student: Designed by Zuzana Licko for Emigre as a contemporary interpretation of Bodoni. Licko worked from memory rather than specific blueprints, retaining the original’s geometric symmetry and vertical axis while reducing vertical contrast to improve text readability. The student highlights…

  • Sabon

    Sabon

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    Pedro Amado
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    Student: Ana Rita Ribeiro Typeface: Sabon Classification (Vox-ATypI): Serif – Old Style / Garalde Archetype: Renaissance model inspired by Claude Garamond (16th century) Main Features Highlighted by Student: Designed by Jan Tschichold in the 1960s to perform identically across three distinct printing technologies (Linotype, Monotype, and manual metal composition) to unify book and text editorial…