MegaMegaTypeType
A four-weight sans-serif family by Joseph Churchward, defined by a recurring chopped top-and-bottom motif that gives it an immediately recognisable display character.
About
The chopped letterform treatment sets Churchward Alien apart from conventional sans-serif families, lending it a distinctive presence suited to headlines and short display settings. Lighter weights ease the eccentricity enough to handle brief text runs without losing the family's idiosyncratic identity. Spanning four weights, the family offers a modest but functional range for editorial and branding work where a degree of visual strangeness is desirable.
Classification
Classified as display due to the distinctive chopped top and bottom motif applied to what is otherwise a sans-serif skeleton, making it unsuitable for extended body text despite lighter weights offering short-run legibility.