typographic systems + production

typography

type design · editorial structure · typesetting services

scope

bi-scriptural type systems, process books, and applied typography.

clients & collaborators

students & faculty at OCAD U, RBC, and cultural partners.

Nabua — bi-scriptural typeface

Nabua is a Latin/Baybayin bi-scriptural typeface designed for body copy, developed through research into pre-colonial handwriting, carved letterforms, and contemporary type design practice.

Process spread from Nabua typeface, Baybayin handwriting studies.
Early process spread documenting Baybayin skeleton development, informed by archival manuscripts, contemporary handwriting, and flat-nib experiments.

stroke logic & material experiments

To recover a working skeleton for Baybayin, the project combines archival references with material experiments — carving, engraving, and printing on wood — to reveal how the script behaves when written, etched, and reproduced at different scales.

Engraved and printed Baybayin characters used to test stroke joins and counters.
Process spread showing engraved and printed Baybayin characters used to refine stroke joins, counters, and edge behaviour.
Close-up of carved Baybayin glyphs on wood.
Carved Baybayin glyphs on wood, used to understand how the script behaves when incised and inked.

Latin + Baybayin in use

The Latin and Baybayin cuts share a common rhythm — x-height, contrast, and spacing are adjusted so mixed-script text reads as a single voice rather than two unrelated faces. Optical sizes are tuned for long-form reading and display.

Type specimen showing Nabua Latin and Baybayin text at body copy sizes.
Body copy specimens combining Latin and Baybayin text at multiple sizes, demonstrating legibility, texture, and hierarchy in mixed-script setting.

typesetting services

Beyond type systems and process books, aftermodern.lab delivers production-ready typesetting for complex content — from invite series and reports to large-format posters and environmental graphics.

RBC Sustainable Finance invite, with a vertical layout and balanced typographic hierarchy.
Greenhouse Gas and Energy Limits By-Law invite for RBC Sustainable Finance — long-form email layout, tuned for readability, accessibility, and brand alignment across devices.
Wide format Banff poster with strong grid, typographic contrast, and image integration.
Banff poster typographic finishing — large-format composition balancing image fields, hierarchy, and detailed informational copy for print and digital use.