States Grotesque

States grotesque experiments with ever-relevant quirky elements of early american grotesques.  Parts were tamed via variable font technology to the modern spectator.…

Panik / Kalm Type family

Panik / Kalm is a type family for editorial design, inspired by the art of punchcutting. The idea stems from an exploration…

Panik / Kalm Type family

Panik / Kalm is a type family for editorial design, inspired by the art of punchcutting. The idea stems from an exploration…

Difraccions

Difraccions is an experimental music festival for which we have designed the visual identity. In 2023, the festival revolves around reinterpretation. Inspired…

Zamakam

As I near graduation, I am proud to unveil 'Zamakan', a reflection of my passion, creativity, and cultural respect. Arabic typography for…

PART-TIME

PART-TIME is an experimental variable typeface that is based on vintage IBM Punch Cards. The inherent modular structure of the IBM punch…

Clímax, colapso, eclipse

This is a series of two-color screen prints, freely inspired by the poem "Lua" by Brazilian artist Lenora de Barros, published in…

OK

OK is a font that explores the fragile balance between some constant, bold, strong forms and some dynamic and soft ones, that…

untitled font (as of 07/2024)

This set of characters is the result of a logo design that rem owl just recently did for their online presence. Said…

Pluk de Nacht

Poster design for Pluk de Nacht, Open Air Film Festival 2024. The festival takes place in Amsterdam and Utrecht every summer, it…

Wounded Type

Wounded Type is an experimental typeface that represents the forgotten and abandoned wounds resulting from the development of Rotterdam City. The typeface…

The Preserve Type

With the series “Kinky, Glossy, Candy” aka the preserve Type, Sascha Simm absolutely took the cake. For the 10th anniversary of 36DaysOfType,…

Varia

Varia is a typographic exploration of shape synthetization. The typeface unfolds along an axis inspired by the 3D geometry optimisation system ”Level…

NUCLEUS

NUCLEUS is a typeface created in a 3D environment. Transitioning from 2D to 3D allowed for the development of various font styles…

Damit aus braun wieder bunt wird.

Poster addressing the increasing shift toward right-wing and extremist political parties, especially among younger generations. By depicting a transition from "brown" to…

Analog Reflections

This is Sascha Simm's response to the digitally rendered fancy reflections of recent years. For him, it's all about the process, studies,…

Absence Display

Absence Display has been created in an effort to showcase the idea of "something been scratched out of the picture". As if…

Amphitrite

Amphitrite, in Greek mythology, is the Goddess of the Sea

Saunatalks Poster Winter 23

Sauna Talks: »Alternative cleansing Practices« betitelt eine lockere Vortragsreihe an der Hfg Offenbach des Lehrgebiets Illustration und Grafikdesign, die Positionen zwischen Grafikdesign…

Ephemeral Motion

A fluid essence of movement in a symphony of perpetual transformation. This experimental piece explores the delicate interplay between motion and perception,…

Majorca

The graduation show is the Gerrit Rietveld Academie's largest annual event, and it seems to fall like a meteor out of the…

FUN WITH LETTERS & NUMBERS

With this work, Sascha Simm aka S!MMB!LD™ wanted to break out of the digital everyday life. For 36 days in a row,…

0,1,7

Font ideas created for instagrams @36daysoftype

Can you read it?

What is type, but a vehicle for language? Same way as the eye and brain is trained to recognize and make sense…