Finge Typeface

 Role:
Type Design / Graphic Design

Finge is a decorative typeface inspired by human fingerprints and art nouveau scroll motifs. The typeface is downloadable here and has accumulated over 4,000 users.


The Challenge
Design a modular typeface, constructed from a set of geometric shapes or modules.


Initial Concepts

After experimenting with simple, primary forms, I decided against designing a sans serif. I wondered whether it would be possible to break a decorative typeface down into modules that could be used to build out a legible character set.  

Found snippets of blackletter and art nouveau typefaces, fingerprints and ink marks 


Trials & Refinements 

The swashes and curliques I came across while pulling inspiration reminded me of the loops, whorls and arches of inked fingerprints. 


Final Design

I designed the modules and letterforms in Illustrator and used Fontforge to create the final typeface.