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Lunatix

Emigre · Zuzana Licko · 1988

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Lunatix specimen from Emigre

A 1988 display typeface by Zuzana Licko that reflects the low-resolution bitmap constraints of early Macintosh typography, available in Light and Bold.

About

Designed at Emigre in 1988, Lunatix is one of Zuzana Licko's early explorations into digital type, shaped by the pixel grid of first-generation Macintosh screens. Its modular, irregular letterforms treat the technical limitations of the era as a design vocabulary rather than an obstacle. The two-weight family remains a document of the foundational period of digital type design.

Classification

An early digital display face by Zuzana Licko, designed with the low-resolution bitmap constraints of early Macintosh systems in mind. Its irregular, modular letterforms place it firmly in the experimental display category.

Weights

LightBold

Languages

Latin

Tags

experimentaldisplaybitmapdigitalemigre1980slow-resolutionlicko