What is the Taboo™ font?
Taboo is a versatile font family inspired by the magnificent geometric experiments made by Armenian lettering artist Fred Africkian during the late 1970s. Virtually unknown in the west, Africkian was one of the most talented eastern block artists. Though mainly a calligrapher working with traditional tools, he embraced geometry on multiple occasions for the sake of drawing simple modern Armenian and Cyrillic alphabets. Though he normally tried to maintain in his work a certain homage to Mesrop Mashtots (5th century Armenian monk who invented the Armenian alphabet), his late 1970s experiments made use of so many modern elements that the results were hailed as “real art mingled with science.” More…
The principal idea behind the Taboo family is simple geometry of constant counter space and identical horizontals, with the verticals serving as the main index of weight and width. The forms inflate geometrically, but their core remains unchanged. The applications of such interchanging abilities are limitless. Add to that a few on- demand decorative elements, and science becomes art.
Taboo™ Font families
The Taboo™ includes the following font families:
- Taboo Pro
- Taboo Regular
- Taboo Regular Alts
- Taboo Regular Extras
- Taboo Pro Italic
- Taboo Italic
- Taboo Italic Alts
- Taboo Italic Extras
- Taboo Pro Medium
- Taboo Medium
- Taboo Medium Alts
- Taboo Medium Extras
- Taboo Pro Medium Italic
- Taboo Medium Italic
- Taboo Medium Italic Alts
- Taboo Medium Italic Extras
- Taboo Pro Bold
- Taboo Bold
- Taboo Bold Alts
- Taboo Bold Extras
- Taboo Pro Bold Italic
- Taboo Bold Italic
- Taboo Bold Italic Alts
- Taboo Bold Italic Extras
Taboo™ Preview
Here is a preview of how Taboo™ will look. For more previews using your own text as an example, click here.
