Juma
Plau · Cyla Costa · 2022
A super-display OpenType colour font by Brazilian lettering artist Cyla Costa, with swirling organic forms evoking tropical birds and marbled stone.
About
Designed by Cyla Costa and produced by Álvaro Franca and Felipe Casaprima, Juma comes in two styles: a full-colour version and a monochrome version, each with OpenType alternates for specific letterforms in distinct colour palettes. The letterforms carry a sculptural weight that works as decorated drop caps, headline type or abstract pattern work, always at large sizes. It won Gold at the Latin American Design Awards 2022 and the Communication Arts Typography Annual 2022.
Classification
Juma is an OpenType color font designed exclusively for large display use, with no text weights or optical sizes; its decorative, sculptural letterforms and colour variants place it firmly in the display category.