Federico
Project Type
Creative Practice, Type DesignAuthor
Kyla Paolucci
Federico is a typeface modeled after the sign-making practice Federico Paolucci, a solitary World War II vet who drafted his progressive philosophies in electrical tape for all those who passed his home. His practice employed humble materials to manifest hope despite his own economic barriers.
Type design has become more accessible over the years with free software and online instruction. Federico is an authored, analog process that must leverage desktop tools to exist in a predominantly digital market. However, it’s most genuine form is physical and replicable: Letterforms made with tape. Serving not only as a typeface, Federico is a system that connects the author to her generational design roots by embracing traditional methods while adapting to modern tools and technologies.
Type design has become more accessible over the years with free software and online instruction. Federico is an authored, analog process that must leverage desktop tools to exist in a predominantly digital market. However, it’s most genuine form is physical and replicable: Letterforms made with tape. Serving not only as a typeface, Federico is a system that connects the author to her generational design roots by embracing traditional methods while adapting to modern tools and technologies.