Oryza
Smeltery · Jack Usine · 2008
A single-style display typeface blending Asian calligraphic and Basque influences, originally created for the graphic identity of French exotic supermarket France Asia.
About
Designed by Jack Usine in 2008, Oryza was commissioned as a bespoke typeface for the France Asia supermarket identity. Its letterforms draw on both East Asian typographic traditions and Basque cultural references, producing a visually distinctive hybrid suited to expressive branding. Available in one style only, it is a narrow, purpose-built display face rather than a general-use family.
Classification
Oryza is a display typeface designed with a single style, blending Asian calligraphic influences with Basque cultural references, making it a culturally hybrid display face unsuited to any conventional subcategory.