Typography inspired by a hand-painted moving company sign
Project
Mercado
Mercado
Type
Type Design
Type Design
Details
Mercado was originally inspired by hand-painted signage of the Nick and Sons Moving Company in New Jersey. My team and I found inspiration from the variety of thick and thin strokes that resembled a crafted style, and we wanted to perserve this for our typeface.
Year
2020
2020
S
Original Sign
This typeface was designed in the beginning of pandemic!
It was a fun and very difficult challenge.
It was a fun and very difficult challenge.
