Released
2024
A nod to local materials and craftsmanship, Amakan is a typeface patterned after the woven split-bamboo mats used as wall cladding for traditional nipà huts in the Philippines, translating repeating motifs of diagonal, zigzag, and diamond-like shapes in the weaves into typography.
Language Support
Asu Bemba Bena Breton Chiga Cornish English Filipino Gusii Indonesian Irish Italian Kabuverdianu Kalenjin Kinyarwanda Luo Luyia Machame Makhuwa-Meetto Makonde Morisyen North Ndebele Nyankole Oromo Quechua Romansh Rombo Rundi Rwa Samburu Sangu Scottish Gaelic Shambala Shona Soga Somali Swahili Taita Teso Uzbek (Latin) Vunjo Zulu