Betwixt is a reverse-contrast typeface that explores the space between old western-style and futuristic, sleek typefaces. This typeface lives between two times, yet doesn't exactly belong to either.
This typeface is currently under construction.
Concept
Betwixt accentuates a forward reading movement and, perhaps, a look toward the future through its stark contrast. Its contrasting elements create both harmony and disruption, and the typeface allows for dialogue through contradictions: old and new, thick and thin, fast and slow.
Design
Betwixt is designed with all elements strictly adjusting around a central x-height. This emphasizes the "train track" motion when reading a reverse-contrast typeface. The undulating ascenders and descenders provide some anomaly amongst the consistent letterforms.
Process
Initial Sketches
Initial Sketches
Lowercase forms
Uppercase forms
