Enfantin
is: typeface | about: musicTrial available upon request
12. 2020
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Erik Satie, a pianist and penman.
Named after Satie’s Enfantines, this typeface is my very first attempt in type design, seeking to reify the eerie elegance that I perceive in his music and his “childish” handwriting. With both sharp corners and flowy curves, Enfantin spotlights eccentricity and attitudes while holding a Degas’ ballerina posture. Enfantin is born to be an angular yet graceful solitary, an absurd gymnopedist.
Visual research also includes Art Nouveau typography and paintings.
Named after Satie’s Enfantines, this typeface is my very first attempt in type design, seeking to reify the eerie elegance that I perceive in his music and his “childish” handwriting. With both sharp corners and flowy curves, Enfantin spotlights eccentricity and attitudes while holding a Degas’ ballerina posture. Enfantin is born to be an angular yet graceful solitary, an absurd gymnopedist.
Visual research also includes Art Nouveau typography and paintings.
Erik Satie - Monsieur Sadi dans sa maison. Il songe.
theparisreview.org/blog/2016/05/17/the-musicians-day
* Lowercase glyphs are in development.