Totally Gothic & Totally Glyphic
Emigre · Zuzana Licko · 1990
A pair of experimental display faces by Zuzana Licko from 1990, sold together as a package alongside a Wide Caps variant of the Gothic.
About
Designed at the height of Emigre's influence on digital typography, Totally Gothic and Totally Glyphic reflect Zuzana Licko's interest in pushing letterform construction beyond convention. Totally Gothic is offered in a standard cut and a Wide Caps variant, while Totally Glyphic stands as a companion face with its own distinct character set. Both are firmly display in orientation, intended for expressive typographic use rather than text setting.
Classification
Designed in 1990 by Zuzana Licko, these faces sit firmly in the display and experimental tradition of early digital type, with the 'Gothic' referencing geometric sans-gothic forms rendered in Licko's idiosyncratic bitmap-influenced style rather than blackletter.