Östberga Type
Östberga Type
Östberga Type is a typeface developed for Stadsmuseet's exhibition Östberga, Östberga, designed by the local kids Rola, Nima, Mohammed, Riccardo, Klara, Fabian, Masa, Bo, Amin and Ali from Östberga Fritidsgård, together typedesigner Göran Söderström from Letters from Sweden and Studio Daniela Juvall. Watch the video above to see how the typeface was created.
✌ The font was selected to Young Swedish Design 2018 with the motivation: “Typsnitt har man inte fått skoja om tidigare, men nu får vi ett barnperspektiv som avmystifierar det som länge varit en gravallvarlig genre. Den lekfulla kantigheten sprängs in i bokstäverna, likaså de kulturella identiteterna, och vi får en känsla av att detta barnarbete faktiskt skett på deras villkor.”
👁 Read more about the project in the interview at It’s Nice That.
Client: Stockholm Stadsmuseum, Stockholms stad, 2017. Project: A typeface designed by the kids for the exhibition Östberga, Östberga in collaboration with Östberga Fritidsgård and Letters from Sweden. Curators: Sara Hedberg & Johan Stigholt, Stockholm City museum
Östberga Type exhibited in Tokyo during Designart Tokyo 2018. Foto: Said Karlsson, Swedish Design Moves Tokyo
Östberga Type exhibited in Tokyo during Designart Tokyo 2018.
Foto: Said Karlsson, Swedish Design Moves Tokyo
Östberga Type exhibited at ArkDes during Young Swedish Design 2018. Foto: ArkDes
The kids at the opening of Young Swedish Design 2018 at ArkDes.
