Triplex
Emigre · Zuzana Licko · 1989
Zuzana Licko's 1989 family pairs sans and serif subfamilies on a shared skeletal structure, available in three weights and condensed cuts across fourteen styles.
About
Designed in 1989 during Emigre's formative years, Triplex reflects Licko's interest in the structural logic of digital letterforms. The family is built around a unified skeleton that supports both sans and serif variants, each available in Light, Bold and Extra Bold weights, alongside condensed cuts in Regular and Black. The result is a coherent system that bridges two typographic traditions without forcing a compromise between them.
Classification
Triplex offers both sans and serif subfamilies sharing the same underlying structure, with the sans-serif cuts serving as the primary classification. The design reflects Licko's early digital type philosophy, with humanist proportions and a modular, constructivist sensibility.