TANGENT SUPERFAMILY
Tangent is a generative variable type system with three constructions—Mono, Sans, and Form. Each style contains 4 axis (radius, twist, weight, amplitude), with an additional axis of stretch in the sans style.
The concept for the system starting from the overlap of our thesis inquiries, how does gossip and oral story-telling transform and shape shift? How do stories get twisted? What paths and lineage do these conversations evolve through?
Completely collaboratively we designed a system of glyphs that are always connected to one another. A series of corners, edges, terminals, and so on, that could then function as a generative system for type and form making. Rather than fixed forms, Tangent treats typography as a dynamic system where meaning emerges through continuous generation and exchange.
Project Collaborator: Saachi Mehta
TDC Young Ones 2026 Award Winner