02/26 · Type

Kerf Mono

Tessel Type, a trial font on a 3.5 inch disk

Client

Tessel Type

Category

Type

Role

Type design, Release

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About the work

A monospaced typeface with square dots and short descenders, drawn for small screens and receipt printers. The trial version went out on a 3.5 inch disk to the first 200 people who asked, with the license printed on the label.

Credits

Type design: Detent with Tessel Type Specimen and label: Detent Disk duplication: Tessel Type

Process

The disk in clay, the label proof with the trial license, and the shutter and print up close.

The disk in clay, the label proof with the trial license, and the shutter and print up close.

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