Magnette
ECAL Typefaces · Edouard Berard · 2024
A display typeface by Edouard Berard built from distorted letterforms inspired by shapes found on an unidentified cassette tape, offering rounded and angular stylistic variants.
About
The initial structure derives from a single 'n' shape discovered on a mystery cassette tape, which Berard then stretched and warped into a full alphabet that sits between legibility and abstraction. Two stylistic sets are included: one with rounded forms, one with angular and dynamic shapes, each pulling the letterforms in a different direction. The result reads as both typographically grounded and genuinely strange, suited to editorial and cultural contexts where visual discomfort is the point.
Classification
Magnette is a display typeface built around distorted, unconventional letterforms derived from a distinctive 'n' shape, with stylistic alternates shifting between rounded and angular forms. Its primary purpose is expressive rather than functional, placing it firmly in the display category.