Swoopy typeface inspired by wind and sea

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YouWorkForThem was inspired to design this 'explorative' typeface by a trip to the beach. Who says type has to be legible?

YWFT Swell typeface

A company trip to the beach inspired YWFT Swell - a new and experimental handset type by Jackkrit Anantakul. Michael Paul Young is creative director at YouWorkForThem, the website that's behind the typeface. "We were inspired by the ideas of the ocean and wind creating letterforms," Young says, "but not necessarily legible letterforms."

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