Missionary
Emigre · Miles Newlyn · 1991
A 1991 experimental display typeface by Miles Newlyn, released through Emigre during the foundry's most fertile period of digital type experimentation.
About
Designed in 1991, Missionary is part of the wave of unconventional typefaces that defined Emigre's identity as a radical force in digital typography. Miles Newlyn's design pushes letterform construction beyond conventional readability towards expressive visual impact. It remains a document of the post-Macintosh moment when type design shed its historical constraints.
Classification
An early 1990s experimental display face from Emigre's heyday, with strong constructivist and avant-garde characteristics typical of the digital type explosion of the period. Its unconventional letterforms place it firmly in the display category.