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The Q Project is a game-like type system that enables users to create a nearly infinite number of creative variations with a range of base fonts and dozens of decorative attachments that can be combined and layered.

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Q Project Family Overview
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Active LayersQ Project Serif 01 + Serif 02 + Base Thin
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Armeria
Armeria
Armeria
Armeria
Active LayersQ Project Serif 15 + Serif 16 + Base Dots
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Begonia
Begonia
Begonia
Begonia
Active LayersQ Project Serif 06 + Serif 07 + Base Squares
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Catalpa
Catalpa
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Catalpa
Active LayersQ Project Serif 04 + Serif 05 + Base Stencil
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Davidia
Davidia
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Davidia
Active LayersQ Project Serif 21 + Base Thin
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Erodium
Erodium
Erodium
Active LayersQ Project Serif 18 + Serif 19 + Serif 20 + Base Dots
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Faucaria
Faucaria
Faucaria
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Active LayersQ Project Serif 22 + Base Dots
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Genista
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Genista
Active LayersQ Project Serif 31 + Base Thin
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Hibiscus
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Hibiscus
Active LayersQ Project Base Thin + Serif 34
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Ipomoea
Ipomoea
Ipomoea
Q Project In Use

Design Concept

The Q Project is a game-like type system that enables users to create a nearly infinite number of variations. Inspired by toys like Lego and Meccano, Q invites you to explore its vast creative space and discover not only new solutions, but also new problems. Q consists of six uppercase Base fonts plus 35 attachments that can be added as individual layers (Q Base and Serifs). It also comes with a variable font with a motion axis (Q Mechanic), as well as three levels of basic shapes that can be combined into new forms (Q Shapes). Read more about the background of the Q Project in this in-depth article.

Q Project, Design concept

Bases and Serifs

The base fonts and the attachments are available as sets of fonts which share vertical and horizontal metrics so that they can be combined and layered. With the use of colour, they provide a nearly infinite number of variations. The base layers can also be combined to produce layering effects.

Q Project, Bases and Serifs

Q Mechanic

Q Mechanic is a separate font that combines two bases, Q Normal and Q Dots. It features an unusual implementation of OpenType’s Discretionary Ligatures feature, replacing single glyphs with multiple substitutions to break the letters into pieces. NB: This particular GSUB Lookup Type works fine in web browsers and Apple’s Pages and Keynote, but in Adobe software, it requires the Adobe World-Ready Composer to be activated.

Q Mechanic

Q Shapes

Finally, the Q Project comes with three sets of shapes that allow the creation of new letterforms. Shapes 1 is rooted in classic Roman inscriptional lettering. It presents a collection of brushstrokes proposed by Edward Catich that can be used to recreate all capital letters of the Latin alphabet. The shapes are assigned to keystrokes of their font, or you can use the online interface to drag, drop, and rotate them. Shapes 2 is a more abstract, monolinear collection of elements for building capital letters, while Shapes 3 is a collection of rudimentary geometric shapes that can be used to create letters, other forms, or anything really. The combination of three levels of abstraction provides room to explore the conventions of typography and create new models of the alphabet.

Q Shapes

  • Released2020

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