UNBOUNDED
Type specimen book
Project Brief:
Design and produce a 40-page specimen book for a contemporary typeface/font that you will research and analyze. Consider an exploration of design styles, art history, current events and/or trends in society, culture, and politics. Look for opportunities to contextualize the typeface and the designer's work by considering biographical, literary, cultural and historical reference points to inform the visual content and design.
Winter 2026
Typography II with Charmaine Martinez
This type specimen book was designed and produced by Josh Hakman for ART 338: Typography Il at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Winter 2026. The book explores the typeface Unbounded, designed by Luke Prowse, Jean-Baptiste Morizot, Florian Runge, and Fátima Lázaro and released by the type foundry NaN. Unbounded is used for headers while Varela Round is used for body text. Layout and design were created using Adobe InDesign and Adobe Illustrator. Images and references are credited in the bibliography. Unbounded is an open-source typeface available through the Polkadot Network.
