Too Much Type

Type foundry pioneering experimental designs and technologies

  • Web
  • Identity
  • Computational art
  • Motion
  • Type

Too Much Type is No Replica’s in-house type foundry. With Too Much Type, we design and develop open-source experimental typefaces and type specimens that explore new ideas for digital typography. These experiments push the limits of fonts, exploring fringe use cases on websites that we often end up incorporating into our professional projects. The foundry’s website is inspired by vintage operating systems, complete with draggable “desktop icons” and web specimens presented in simulated browser windows.

One of our typefaces is Limkin, which is a hybrid serif/sans-serif variable font that you can find in-use on this website and across many of our projects!

The site’s design resembles a computer interface. Each time the page loads, random letters are selected and displayed like icons on the desktop. The layout and colors change with every visit.

Fonts are stored in a pop-up menu. Users can download and test fonts, or add additional letters to the desktop. Once letters are added, clicking a letter brings up customization settings.

Clicking the logo reveals shortcuts for quickly adding random letters to the desktop. The “Controls” menu offers options for rearranging these letters.

Type specimens are presented via simulated browser windows. Within these type specimens, users can test out our more experimental fonts.

These windows are fully featured and can be resized, minimized, or rearranged.

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