Clessidra

  • Laura Bertinelli

In 2018 I took part in the first London edition of TypeJam where I teamed up with Nil and Tom to design a typeface in two days. Clessidra is a extreme high contrast serif font, inspired by letterforms found in old board games and ouija boards.

I am no type designer, but I love letterforms and working on this project was fun and exciting! I am aware of lots of little (and not so little) flaws in this typeface, but the overall look is so bonkers and quirky that you’ve got to love it for what it is :)