As I near graduation, I am proud to unveil ‘Zamakan’, a reflection of my passion, creativity, and cultural respect. Arabic typography for conventional printing was lacking, so ‘Zamakan’ was invented. Innovation and cultural heritage are symbolized by this typeface.’Zamakan’ explores Arabic letterpress printing’s history and intricacies, blending tradition and innovation. This work blends ancient knowledge with modern sensibilities by carefully researching and honoring the Fatimid Script

PART-TIME is an experimental variable typeface that is based on vintage IBM Punch Cards. The inherent modular structure of the IBM punch cards facilitated the creation of a variable typeface that expands from hairline thin to ultra black font weights. The variable nature of the typeface allows for a broader application of the letterforms across a variety of platforms while reviving a digital era of old. Each of the punch cards were meticulously hand punched using a hammer and chisel.

This is a series of two-color screen prints, freely inspired by the poem “Lua” by Brazilian artist Lenora de Barros, published in the 8th edition of the experimental magazine Código (1983) In the referred poem, the words “collapse”, “climax”, and “eclipse” are present. For this series, these words were processed using the halftone generator software Stochaster. The choice of color pairs for printing also contributes to the prominence of the materiality of the words, affecting their legibility.

OK is a font that explores the fragile balance between some constant, bold, strong forms and some dynamic and soft ones, that represents the essence of the expression “OK”, which meaning and origins you also may find in the poster, so read with attention:)

This set of characters is the result of a logo design that rem owl just recently did for their online presence. Said logo is derived from the letters r and o. A massive version sparked the idea of filling voids (like the o) and crotches (like the area between the r’s stem and arm) for all letters and numbers. Another idea that came from the logo design was letting suitable letters partially wrap around a neighboring letter and thereby create interesting geometric situations

Poster design for Pluk de Nacht, Open Air Film Festival 2024. The festival takes place in Amsterdam and Utrecht every summer, it brings viewers in contact with edgy independent works they might never otherwise explore. Pluk de Nacht (Seize the Night) is one of the largest outdoor film festivals in the Netherlands.

Wounded Type is an experimental typeface that represents the forgotten and abandoned wounds resulting from the development of Rotterdam City. The typeface was created by extracting shapes from the worn and peeling surfaces of the city, showcasing the damaged traces and textures left by rapid urban iteration.

With the series “Kinky, Glossy, Candy” aka the preserve Type, Sascha Simm absolutely took the cake. For the 10th anniversary of 36DaysOfType, he wanted to create something very special, with the idea of not investing too much time, as his second son had been born a few weeks earlier. But when he brought Kris Rampmaier on board, this project became something really big. Typeporn 2 the fullest. With this project it is important to see the video material.

Varia is a typographic exploration of shape synthetization. The typeface unfolds along an axis inspired by the 3D geometry optimisation system ”Level Of Detail“, a system that decimates objects according to the distance at which they appear.
On this parallel axis, Varia’s letterforms are synthesised and de-synthesised. Unlike Adrian Frutiger’s approach to typographic families, Varia was designed in a non-linear way.

NUCLEUS is a typeface created in a 3D environment. Transitioning from 2D to 3D allowed for the development of various font styles from a single base design. The typeface’s design stems from the intersection of multiple circles within a square. The goal was to create a minimalist typeface with as few shapes as possible to represent the letters, resulting in an interpretative perception of the letter forms

Poster addressing the increasing shift toward right-wing and extremist political parties, especially among younger generations. By depicting a transition from “brown” to “colorful,” it illustrates the desired political shift.

This is Sascha Simm’s response to the digitally rendered fancy reflections of recent years. For him, it’s all about the process, studies, experiments, and the journey to the final result.

Welcome to his “analog reflections” series. For more info about his thoughts, the whole process, and some behind-the-scenes, follow @simmbild. Greetings from Heilbronn/Germany. The funny thing is. The best 3D designers worldwide think he is one of them, though he creates everything purely analog.

Absence Display has been created in an effort to showcase the idea of “something been scratched out of the picture”. As if a piece of information existed previously and now it simply isn’t. Whether it be an emotion or circumstance.
It is a sentiment that was waiting patiently to come out for all the trouble everyone went through during covid times that actualised itself and solidified in order to move on with acceptance and solace.

Amphitrite, in Greek mythology, is the Goddess of the Sea

Sauna Talks: »Alternative cleansing Practices« betitelt eine lockere Vortragsreihe an der Hfg Offenbach des Lehrgebiets Illustration und Grafikdesign, die Positionen zwischen Grafikdesign und freier Kunst zum Diskurs mit den Studierenden einläd. Die zwei Vortragenden des Abends präsentieren ihre Arbeit und sprechen über Learnings, Hürden und Spannendes aus ihrer Praxis.

A fluid essence of movement in a symphony of perpetual transformation. This experimental piece explores the delicate interplay between motion and perception, inviting the viewer to witness the ethereal choreography of kinetic artistry.

The graduation show is the Gerrit Rietveld Academie’s largest annual event, and it seems to fall like a meteor out of the sky – a palpable silence as it approaches, ending in a bang. The typeface is, ultimately, a graphic translation of the mysterious and uncertain vibe of a graduation year. It captures the concept of an unforseeable future partly veiled or simultaneously unveiled by the approaching fog. Drawn by Tomáš Hlava, campaign designed in collaboration with Jungeun Yang and Yoohee C

With this work, Sascha Simm aka S!MMB!LD™ wanted to break out of the digital everyday life. For 36 days in a row, he used the same source material to create a new letter every day and then all the numbers in a playful way. This work is one of his favorites and was the beginning of his analog journey. It also earned him the nickname “The Alalog Guy from Germany” but that’s another story.

Font ideas created for instagrams @36daysoftype

What is type, but a vehicle for language? Same way as the eye and brain is trained to recognize and make sense of familiar shapes denoting sounds, shapes and meaning could be seen everywhere around us, even in the tree branches. But can you read them?

‘9:09 PM’ is a rhythmic, brutal, and retro-futuristic exploration of motion, with a nod to the iconic drum machine.

Inspired by a graffitty font in a bar, I drew the rest of the alphabet and made a tiny kneipenfont for tiny troublemakers.

Drool is a sinister display typeface inspired by H.R. Giger’s Xenomorph alien from Ridley Scott’s 1979 film, Alien. The font began with a single serif and evolved into a more complex, double serif version. We used 3D renderings to then depict this transformation in three phases. We imagined an early single weight stage, then an incubation phase where the second weight could be seen growing inside the first. We finally developed a fully grown stage that would ultimately burst out of the first.

“Inhumanity,” an experimental Arabic typography artwork incorporating barbed wire elements, stands as a powerful statement by using ancient Arabic letterforms in a stylistic manner. This piece conveys strong emotional messages and provokes thought about human suffering and the harsh realities of conflict.