Typography artwork featuring the word 'GUH' with deconstructed type elements. Includes anatomical analysis of letter shapes, classical statue imagery, and phrases 'Destroying and Reconstructing Type.' Black, white, and pink color scheme.
Typography design on a split background. Left side features the text "Quatro" in different styles and sizes with a description of the font designed by Mark Caneso. The right side shows text in Baskerville font turned upside down, with additional text and design elements. Both sides have textured images resembling fabric or drapery in grayscale and pink hues.
Upside-down collage featuring a classical statue and large, bold text overlapping with smaller print paragraphs.

This process involved a two-part design. Initially, I created two new letter forms based on existing typefaces, with an aim of integrating them into the original font’s alphabet. Subsequently, these newly designed letter forms served as the central design elements for This process involved a two-part design. Initially, two new letter forms were created based on existing typefaces, with an aim of integrating them into the original font’s alphabet. Subsequently, these newly designed letter forms served as the central design elements for a three-spread magazine. The magazine’s content focused on the design process and the understanding of letter forms that underpinned the entire project. a three-spread magazine. The magazine’s content focused on the design process and the understanding of letter forms that underpinned the entire project.

The design process for the magazine emphasized establishing the composition and layout primarily in black and white. This allowed for focused experimentation on the interaction of different elements without the added complexity of color, which was introduced later along with other details. This approach mirrors the intentionality and standardization required in layout and inspired further experimentation with type itself.


Guh* and Guhl are studies in typography. I worked with preexisting typefaces and designed a new letter for each font, and then created magazine spreads to explain the process.