BuoyantSans
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BuoyantSans
A display typeface inspired by the movement of sport and the spirit of water sports. Playful proportions and buoyant forms give the alphabet an energetic character, designed to feel as a homage to the different forms and styles of aquatic sports that can be found in the Brisbane Olympics 2032
Year
2025
The Problem
How can typography capture the rhythm, movement, and momentum of sport without relying on conventional athletic typefaces?
The Approach
I explored the fluidity of swimming and the rhythm of athletic movement as the foundation for each letterform. Rounded shapes, flowing curves, and subtle shifts in weight were developed to create a typeface that feels buoyant, dynamic, and constantly in motion.
This typeface uses simplified, symmetrical forms to create a universal visual language. Its fluid, organic shapes reflect the movement of water, capturing the dynamic energy of swimming while maintaining clarity, balance, and simplicity
Using Buoyantsans to mimic the swimming complex floor and showcasing the dynamic of the swimmers with the top view, it would be interesting to give the user perspective
In another way, Buoyantsans and the shapes remind me of geometric shapes and the Tokyo Olympics 2022 that made use of the pictograms and it looked very similar to Buoyantsans
Sketching out on paper and modifying it over with pencil to make it more cohesive
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BuoyantSans
A display typeface inspired by the movement of sport and the spirit of water sports. Playful proportions and buoyant forms give the alphabet an energetic character, designed to feel as a homage to the different forms and styles of aquatic sports that can be found in the Brisbane Olympics 2032
Year
2025
The Problem
How can typography capture the rhythm, movement, and momentum of sport without relying on conventional athletic typefaces?
The Approach
I explored the fluidity of swimming and the rhythm of athletic movement as the foundation for each letterform. Rounded shapes, flowing curves, and subtle shifts in weight were developed to create a typeface that feels buoyant, dynamic, and constantly in motion.
This typeface uses simplified, symmetrical forms to create a universal visual language. Its fluid, organic shapes reflect the movement of water, capturing the dynamic energy of swimming while maintaining clarity, balance, and simplicity
Using Buoyantsans to mimic the swimming complex floor and showcasing the dynamic of the swimmers with the top view, it would be interesting to give the user perspective
In another way, Buoyantsans and the shapes remind me of geometric shapes and the Tokyo Olympics 2022 that made use of the pictograms and it looked very similar to Buoyantsans
Sketching out on paper and modifying it over with pencil to make it more cohesive
4 images
Typography
My Computer