Blenny Black

Blenny Black, commissioned and published by Dalton Maag.
www.daltonmaag.com/library/blenny

A soft, voluptuous, retro typeface suitable for branding, bold headlines, or product labels. Blenny comes in one weight and, in an unusual move, supports two script systems, Latin and Thai.

Blenny is a true individual, with elegant hairlines and exaggerated ball terminals.The font includes a large number of ligatures to ensure that the tight spacing works for every letter combination. Individual glyphs such as the “a” seem to wrap around themselves in a hug, creating something that’s visually very pleasing.

Having worked with Thai and after a trip to Bangkok, I connected the diversity of shapes in the Thai script with the design of Blenny. I took on the challenge of creating Thai glyphs whilst maintaining the key features of Blenny’s design. Creative decisions on the Thai in turn led back to refinements to the original Latin.