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Afrotype
@useafrotype
Currently working on a revival typeface inspired by Festac' 77, Tac, and a variable typeface inspired by Danfo lettering, Danfo [email protected]
Lagos, Nigeria
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    Afrotype
    @useafrotype
    Apr 5, 2024
    Our first project with Google Fonts, Tac, is up! Go check it out!
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    Google Fonts
    Google
    @googlefonts
    Apr 5, 2024
    New Font! Tac One by Seyi Olusanya, Eyiyemi Adegbite and David Udoh is a single-weight, bold San serif inspired by the wordmark of one of the most significant festivals in Africa's post-colonial history, Festac '77. fonts.google.com/specimen/Tac+O…
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    Afrotype
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    May 15, 2024
    We ran with it!
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    Afrotype
    @useafrotype
    Jun 24, 2023
    Festac 77' but make it 23'. Who's performing?
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    Afrotype
    @useafrotype
    Dec 7, 2023
    Early experiments with Danfo* 2.0. We are making the cutouts variable so you can alternate between simple and wild!
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    Afrotype
    @useafrotype
    Apr 11, 2024
    Asterisk earring? We might just make a few of those.
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    Afrotype
    @useafrotype
    Jun 8, 2024
    Aye! 🕺🚌
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    Illustrator Tricks
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    Jun 8, 2024
    10 Adobe Fonts:
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    Afrotype
    @useafrotype
    Oct 24, 2023
    Some proofs. We've made some progress on our Festac 77' inspired font! Designed a first pass at uppercase letters.
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    Afrotype
    @useafrotype
    May 15, 2024
    Our second project with @googlefonts is live. Danfo is an improvement of Danfo Std, designed by @ogbeniseyi in 2018. With the help of @davidjamesudoh, @eyiyemi_x and @mrkvlmrvc, Danfo now features numbers, punctuation, symbols and language support for over 900 languages!
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    Google Fonts
    Google
    @googlefonts
    May 15, 2024
    Danfo by @useafrotype is a variable font with a new “Element Shape” axis. The three main styles reflect different cut-out shapes inspired by the vinyl cut-out lettering of the public transportation buses in Lagos, Nigeria. Danfo covers all of the Google sub-saharan African
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    Afrotype
    @useafrotype
    Apr 24, 2024
    Type pairing >>>>>
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    Afrotype
    @useafrotype
    Jun 1, 2023
    Some number sketches for a typeface we've been working on. What popular African event in the late 1970s inspired this?
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    Afrotype
    @useafrotype
    Apr 6, 2024
    Lovely new counter in the A. Sits really well!
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    Theodox
    @akintheodoxx
    Apr 6, 2024
    TAC ✨
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    Afrotype
    @useafrotype
    Oct 26, 2023
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    Some Danfo letter vinyl sticker cut outs in a Danfo
    Abu, our consultant lettering artist doing his magic in real time.
    Abu, cutting away.
    Some remnants from previous cuts, vinyl sheets, and Abu.
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    Afrotype
    @useafrotype
    May 13, 2024
    Learn some more about Festac '77, test with proofers and read about how we designed Tac! afrotype.com/tac Website: @howtonull
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    Afrotype
    @useafrotype
    Jun 24, 2023
    As at today, the 24th of June, 2023, we have designed and built 26 of 26 lowercase letters of Festac 23' (tentative name). We will be focusing on ligatures and open type features next.
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