Personal Project

BSL Typeface

I designed and developed a typeface inspired by British Sign Language’s (BSL) fingerspelling. The letterforms were structured within a 5x5 grid to represent our hands. The rounded edges emulate the shape of our fingers, and the two colours differentiate between left and right hands.

This personal project originated from my curiosity to visually represent the expressive and performative aspects of BSL, which I explored while studying. Additionally, I aimed to gain a deeper understanding of the process involved in designing and constructing a typeface.

A unique typeface design displaying all the letters of the English alphabet in uppercase and lowercase. Each letter is styled with red and pink colors, featuring thick and rounded shapes. The arrangement is on a black background in three horizontal rows.
Stylized pink numbers and punctuation marks on a black background in the 'BSL Display' font.
Two hands holding a book titled 'BSL British Sign Language' against a blue sky background.