Throwup
W Type Foundry · Gaspar Muñoz · 2018
A layered, colour-font display typeface drawn from graffiti 'flop' lettering, replicating the thick-to-thin strokes of spray paint caps.
About
Designed by Gaspar Muñoz from his own graffiti background, Throwup translates the rapid, simple forms of spray-painted 'bombs' into a digital layered type system. The family splits into two subfamilies across eight styles: a base set with Stroke, Shadow and Highlight layers, and a Colour variant in Yellow, Pink, Light Blue and Grey. The layering system allows for flexible combinations that reproduce the look of oversprayed graffiti lettering.
Classification
Throwup is explicitly a display typeface drawn from graffiti 'flop' or 'bomb' lettering, characterised by thick-to-thin spray-paint transitions and simple, rapid forms — placing it firmly in the display category with a graffiti subcategory.