How a season typeface is born
From a reference image to a complete character set — reconstructing a season nameset, step by step.
A jersey typeface does not begin with a letter — it begins with a measurement. Often all we have is a handful of photographs, frames from a broadcast, and a few letters the print has gently distorted. The work is reading the decision behind those curves.
From reference to skeleton
The first layer is the skeleton: the letter's body height, stem weight, curve radius and terminal shape. We set these onto a grid and derive a shared logic from individual letters. What distinguishes a season typeface is not ornament but the consistency of that logic.
Completing the set
Once the skeleton settles, the set widens. A nameset is not only A–Z; the numerals ask for their own weight balance, and accented letters and Turkish glyphs demand separate care. Every addition is read back against the first decision.
- —Uppercase A–Z and numerals 0–9
- —Accented and Turkish glyphs — Ç, Ğ, İ, Ö, Ş, Ü, ı
- —Separate weight balance for name and number
- —Delivered in OTF, TTF and WOFF2
The measure of a jersey font is the moment the name on the back is read — from the stand, the screen and up close.
The work does not end when the font file does. The full set ships with vector sources and a specimen document, because a designer needs not only the letters but a record of how they are meant to be used.