A typeface inspired by American typefaces from the 1800s and the Art Deco-styled coffee shop I visit often in Des Moines, Iowa.
Combining a slab-serif, expanded typeface with ornate detailing brought challenging consideration to the legibility of the font. It’s used best for short, bold messages or an energetic initial cap.
Digi text derived from a unique set of blocks using an old retro arcade design as a reference. As Digi text was constructed on grid paper with a pencil and then in
Fontstruct; Digi text seemed to have widened and was in need of more blocks as it would be easier to read and construct.