Visual presentation of the Shelf typeface family, showing a humanist sans serif designed for clear information hierarchy, visual orientation, editorial typography and wayfinding systems.
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Shelf

Guides calmly and confidently
Shelf is a tool designed for visual information systems that need to guide users calmly, consistently and with a clear hierarchy of information.

Shelf is a humanist sans-serif typeface with a cool, rational character. Its restrained form draws inspiration from the landscape of ice shelves, a reference also reflected in the name of the typeface. Shelf was designed for clear visual information systems where legibility, order and calm guidance are essential.
Its proportions, letter construction and extensive character set make it suitable for both long-form text and projects that require a clear hierarchy of information. Shelf works well in exhibition identities, wayfinding systems, accompanying publications and other contexts where typography needs to organise content and support user orientation.
The family has also been developed into Shelf Round, a softer, rounded version of the typeface.

RECOGNITION
Maria Dokowicz Scholarship
Graduation Projects 2013
Polish Graphic Design Awards 2021 / Typefaces

Visual presentation of the Shelf typeface family, showing a humanist sans serif designed for clear information hierarchy, visual orientation, editorial typography and wayfinding systems.
Visual presentation of the Shelf typeface family, showing a humanist sans serif designed for clear information hierarchy, visual orientation, editorial typography and wayfinding systems.
Visual presentation of the Shelf typeface family, showing a humanist sans serif designed for clear information hierarchy, visual orientation, editorial typography and wayfinding systems.
Visual presentation of the Shelf typeface family, showing a humanist sans serif designed for clear information hierarchy, visual orientation, editorial typography and wayfinding systems.
Visual presentation of the Shelf typeface family, showing a humanist sans serif designed for clear information hierarchy, visual orientation, editorial typography and wayfinding systems.
Visual presentation of the Shelf typeface family, showing a humanist sans serif designed for clear information hierarchy, visual orientation, editorial typography and wayfinding systems.
Visual presentation of the Shelf typeface family, showing a humanist sans serif designed for clear information hierarchy, visual orientation, editorial typography and wayfinding systems.
Visual presentation of the Shelf typeface family, showing a humanist sans serif designed for clear information hierarchy, visual orientation, editorial typography and wayfinding systems.
Visual presentation of the Shelf typeface family, showing a humanist sans serif designed for clear information hierarchy, visual orientation, editorial typography and wayfinding systems.
Visual presentation of the Shelf typeface family, showing a humanist sans serif designed for clear information hierarchy, visual orientation, editorial typography and wayfinding systems.
Visual presentation of the Shelf typeface family, showing a humanist sans serif designed for clear information hierarchy, visual orientation, editorial typography and wayfinding systems.
Visual presentation of the Shelf typeface family, showing a humanist sans serif designed for clear information hierarchy, visual orientation, editorial typography and wayfinding systems.
Visual presentation of the Shelf typeface family, showing a humanist sans serif designed for clear information hierarchy, visual orientation, editorial typography and wayfinding systems.
Visual presentation of the Shelf typeface family, showing a humanist sans serif designed for clear information hierarchy, visual orientation, editorial typography and wayfinding systems.
Visual presentation of the Shelf typeface family, showing a humanist sans serif designed for clear information hierarchy, visual orientation, editorial typography and wayfinding systems.
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