ABIGAIL DERGAZARIAN
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ABB.OTF

ABB is the font I designed for my personal identity. I was inspired by Swiss Style, specifically Ernst Keller. I wanted a bold letterform that was attention grabbing but not in a way that overpowers what it’s paired with. Stable, strong and ready to take on anything, the world is ABB.OTF’s oyster. However, it’s still very much a W.I.P. We think thats the exciting part.

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MAB.OTF

MAB is named after the story of the fairy Queen Mab from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. She is mentioned in a monologue by the character Mercutio as a metaphor for the plight that love brings when it goes sour. In Folklore Queen Mab is said to visit humans in dreams bringing with her the answers to their deepest wishes: love for romantics, money for lawyers, power for kings. The issue with this is that these dreams are not guaranteed to happen in real life and with them comes despair and lack of fulfillment. 

She is said to be tiny and fragile with a crafty demeanor, just like my typeface. When designing the font I also pulled inspiration from old pamphlets and posters from the 17th century Globe Theater in England. The old style type they used was usually very ornate and contrasted and I channeled this in the bowls and stems of Mab.

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TAB.OTF

Tab.otf was designed for a research project about the Grateful Dead and their followers, Deadheads. It examines the link between altruism and hallucinogenic drugs and this display font pulls from the shape of LSD or Acid tabs frequently taken by the fans. The modular letter forms were designed to stack upon themselves and resemble the tear away squares of blotter paper. The waves of the bowls and stems are meant to emulate the visual hallucinations describes by the consumers. This project is ongoing and a work in progress.

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MAB.OTF TAB.OTF AND ABB.OTF

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