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Taklobo
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Long years ago, before the evil days had dawned,
King Volsung ruled over all the land which lies between the sea and the country of the Goths
THE DAYS WERE GOLDEN
and the good Frey dropped peace and plenty everywhere, and men went in and out and feared no wrong. King Volsung had a dwelling in the midst of fertile fields and fruitful gardens.
Fairer than any dream was that dwelling. The roof was thatched with gold, and red turrets and towers rose above. The great feast-hall was long and high, and its walls were hung with sun-bright shields; and the door-nails were of silver.
In the middle of the hall stood the pride of the Volsungs,—a tree whose blossoms filled the air with fragrance, and whose green branches, thrusting themselves through the ceiling, covered the roof with fair foliage. It was Odin’s tree, and King Volsung had planted it there with his own hands.
Mimer
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Taklobo is a heavy display serif typeface resembling the proportions and curves of the world's largest living bivalve mollusks—the giant clams, locally known as taklobo—found in threatened numbers off the underwater shores of the Philippines. Given the vulnerable conservation status of giant clams largely due to overexploitation and habitat destruction, the design process was driven by the awareness that these marine treasures must stay underwater where they belong. From rejecting ascenders and pushing the heights of the main letterforms to align at the cap line emerged this dense yet majestic unicase type construction. Hard on the outside but soft on the inside, Taklobo is both rigid and fluid in nature, in shape for eclectic visual identities, splashy titles and headlines, and unapologetic designs that dare to make a bold statement.
Credits & Details
- Designed by
- Jad Maza
- Released in
- 2022
- Developed for
- Latin European Languages
- Export
- TTF, WOFF
