Fifteen Typefaces

The book and specimen are similar in typeface and colour but are also meant to contrast each other with tortoiseshell binding compared to a Fifteen Typefaces book with a more Western feel and binding style. 

The typeface specimen features ‘Gotong-Royong’, which means community spirit in Indonesia. The typeface was made by Malaysians to capture Malaysian culture in this decade, 2020. Different designers designed different letters, and each was assigned a theme like food, language, and architecture. 

I themed the specimen on food, because the funds raised from the typeface launch were donated to food banks, so there are graphic elements like round biscuits and food-ish colours like yellow and red.

Both books are tied by the blue and green colours which reflect theirnformative tone.