Snake Family – Arthur Schwarz

Snake Script
Snake Display
Snake Sans

Snake is the result of my will to create my first typeface family. It includes a formal script, a display script and a contrasted grotesque. The first one is a contemporary legible script typeface. It features a lot of strong typographic details and its moderate angle results from a slow drawing process, leading to soft and smooth curves. The display script is freely inspired by the Princess Script’s design, drawn by the Barnhart brothers from Chicago in 1887. Contrasting with the script version, it was drawn in order to have as many sharp and angular strokes as possible. Its fast and aggressive aesthetic comes from its tight angle and a lack of curves. The third one is an additional cut bringing a completely different dimension to the typeface family. It is a highly contrasted grotesque suited for large-size and display use. While both scripts are very flavourful, the sans is an expressive design but in a more functional and versatile way.

We see the hype outside

CONTEXTUAL
ALTERNATES

f f → ff
g f → gf
g j → gj
j j → jj
s f → sf
s t → st
y j → yj

Quand souffle le vent, s'essouffle le temps
Les gens sont gris et moi j'en ris
Laisse même mes dents prendre le soleil
J'ramène ma fraise là ou c'est triste
Structure, culture en auxiliaire
J'ai l'air de faire des rimes vivantes?
On tourne, on valse loin du ciment
Les grands de ce monde, j'les calcule pas
Alors j'me perds dans le fond de tes yeux

CASE
SENSITIVE

¿h? → ¿H?
¡h! → ¡H!
h-h → H-H
[h] → [H]
(h) → (H)
•h -> •H
“h” ->“H”
«h» ->«H»

They never leave

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I like this one. One dog goes one way, the other dog goes the other way.

There weren't any arguments or curses like in the movies. See, your murderers come with smiles, they come as your friends, the people who've cared for you all of your life.

Let's go

We keep
the team
on high

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