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 flat terminals.
Best Practices & Execution: This plate stands out as an exemplary layout composition. The structural mapping of optical compensations, counterspaces, and proportional widths across varying glyph categories provides a flawless, highly technical reference system that served as a baseline for the entire class during subsequent projects.
Acknowledgement & Transparency Note: This synthesis and portfolio entry was compiled, structured, and edited with the assistance of Google Gemini 3.5 Pro, in alignment with the course syllabus, exercise assignment and evaluation criteria.