Typeface Design
(2023- present)
Ever since realizing my passion for typography in 2023, I have been fascinated with researching, and ultimately creating, my own typefaces. My 2025 thesis project and exhibition-a requirement to graduate from Oakland University’s Honors College-was centered around researching ornamental typefaces and designing one of my own. Since the birth of New Sheriff, I have designed various modular typefaces with the goal of making them available to the public.
Asteroid Belt
Modular Typeface (2026)
Asteroid Belt is a modular typeface designed to appear retro and futuristic at the same time, evoking nostalgic memories of space themed arcade games. Because of it’s decorative nature, I would label it a display typeface and refrain from using it for body copy, but rather for headings, titles, and large text.
Morse
Modular Typeface (2026)
Morse is a modular typeface designed to be difficult to interpret, much like code, hence the name. As all my typefaces are, Morse is decorative and best used for headings and large text. This typeface is still legible, but emphasizes decorative elements over readability.
New Sheriff
Type Family (2025)
New Sheriff is a type family including four variations of New Sheriff Solid, New Sheriff Dotted, New Sheriff Crossed, and New Sheriff Lined. This typeface was designed to combine the likeness of nineteenth century ornamental design with current day design trends. New Sheriff recognizes legibility while embracing the decorative elements of typeface design during industrialization. Each type style features unique letterforms, punctuation, and numbers, with only the glyphs being the same throughout.
I designed New Sheriff for my university thesis project, not only designing the typeface itself, but showing it in action through additional design elements.
Nuts & Bolts
Modular Typeface (2023)
The typeface that started it all-Nuts & Bolts. This modular typeface was designed with the intention to appear mechanical. Formed with squares, circles, quarter circles, and half circles, Nuts & Bolts is the perfect display typeface for headings and large text. It even works well with song lyrics!
Shown above is a typeface broadside showcasing Nuts & Bolts, made using a Risograph printer.
The Process
I approach all of my typeface design projects the same-starting off with hand drawn thumbnail sketches on graph paper to develop letterform trends. The image on the left shows the early stages of Nuts & Bolts, and Morse. Following this step, I scan my sketches and upload them to Adobe to begin digitizing my typeface. After many months and refinement, a typeface is born!