Lalibela Type Specimen

Project: Lalibela Bold
Type: Type Specimen Poster

The designer’s motivation for designing the Lalibela family was to pay homage to Ethiopic script based on a Latin (Bodoni) typeface. A lot of italic serifs were added to the roman face as well as 16 additional ligatures to obtain more a feel of calligraphy, and I tried to invoke the timelessness of the monolithic rock-hewn churches at the Zagwe capital in Ethiopia.