Hasta el cuerno
Custom experimental type.
The typographic project developed for Hasta el Cuerno, a croissanterie located in La Condesa, Mexico City, is conceived as an exercise in experimental design in which the formal construction of the characters finds its direct reference in the artisanal process of puff pastry. The typographic morphology emulates the folding of the dough through overlapping lines that evoke each of the layers required to shape the final product. The type system incorporates a programmed weight variability that visually translates the baking process. The family unfolds across 200 interpolations, corresponding to temperatures ranging from 0° to 200°C. This progression endows the typography with a kinetic quality, where the gradual transformation of weight becomes a graphic metaphor for the croissant’s baking process. The typographic work materializes in a 64-page specimen printed in offset, conceived as an editorial object that brings together both the conceptual framework of the project and the technical development of the typeface. The content unfolds a visual analysis of the morphological nuances of the characters, documents the functionality of the typographic system, and presents a series of experimental compositions that exemplify the potential applications of the typeface in different graphic contexts.
Client
Hasta el cuerno
Sector
Food
Credits
Creative direction Xabier Isasti & Luis Eslava
Art direction, Type design, Editorial design Xabier Isasti
Type production & Motion graphic Sara Barcons
Photography Manel Cano
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