TYPEFACE DESIGN
2025 2024 2023
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
SARAH SUTTON
EPITAPH
INSTAGRAM
DOWNLOAD OTFEpitaph is a revival of the Lombardic Capitals typeface found in “Lettering in Marble” by Vermont Marble Company. A unique typeface due to its decorative nature. It is commonly associated with The Middle Ages. The intent of Epitaph is to refine this ancient typeface into one that would be more legible in body text. it will serve as a nonconventional body type as it is inspired from being used as display type on gravestones.
Epitaph type specimen by Sarah Sutton
Reference type specimens
Epitaph type specimen by Sarah Sutton
Epitaph type specimen by Sarah Sutton
Epitaph type specimen by Sarah Sutton
Epitaph type specimen by Sarah Sutton
TYPEFACE DESIGN
2025
2024
2023
INSTRUCTOR
Christopher Sleboda
TEACHING ASSISTANTS
Amanda Mundy (2025), Ash Wei (2024)
DESIGN
Erica Pritchett · Built with Cargo
ABOUT
This site documents student work from an advanced typeface design course taught by Christopher Sleboda and open to students in the MFA Graphic Design and BFA Graphic Design programs at Boston University, as well as students in the School of Visual Arts—including those in the new Visual Narrative MFA. The course provides a rigorous introduction to the conceptual and technical processes involved in creating original digital typefaces. Students explore the foundations of letterform construction—including structure, proportion, counterform, spacing, and rhythm—while developing their own typefaces.
Through research, sketching, and the use of digital tools like RoboFont, students engage with typographic history and contemporary practice to design functional and expressive typefaces. Each student produces a working font and a printed type specimen. This site showcases the results of that work, reflecting diverse design approaches and a deep engagement with the craft of type design.