Type Electives Display Type, Fall 2024
Gidigbo Display
by Chisaokwu Joboson
Gidigbo is an experimental display typeface by Chisaokwu Joboson inspired by the Yoruba traditional wrestling from which it takes its name. The goal was to imagine a typeface with its letters punched in on both sides, thus resulting to concave stems. This typeface celebrates African culture and serves as a statement towards the underrepresentation of Africans in the type design industry as well as the possibilities African typography has to offer in the world of type.
Chisaokwu Joboson
Chisaokwu Joboson is a Nigerian-based brand and type designer. He creates contemporary typefaces under his independent type foundry called Ụdị, meticulously crafted to accommodate various African language scripts.
