✽ Designing a bureaucratic condensed, faux monospace typeface inspired by New York City taxicab licenses of the 1960's and '70s. Its practical, time-worn character makes it a versatile choice, capturing the gritty, urban qualities of its origin.

✽ Designing a bureaucratic condensed, faux monospace typeface inspired by New York City taxicab licenses of the 1960's and '70s. Its practical, time-worn character makes it a versatile choice, capturing the gritty, urban qualities of its origin.

Skills Type Design

Skills Type Design

Software Vellum, Glyphs, Illustrator

Software Vellum, Glyphs, Illustrator

Course Marks & Symbols

Course Marks & Symbols

Duration 7 weeks

Duration 7 weeks

Team Lee Hardisty, Cleo Williams,
Emilia Flores, Stephanie Chou

Team Lee Hardisty, Cleo Williams,
Emilia Flores, Stephanie Chou

Prompt: Stewart Waldman

Prompt: Stewart Waldman

Our team was tasked with designing a typeface inspired by a singular image of Stewart Waldman's 1966 Taxicab Driver's License.

The distinctive angular feature of the capital letters served as a pivotal point of reference, as we imagined and designed the rest of the alphabet.