PP Pangaia — Samuel Salminen

Samuel Salminen (1996, FI) is an Amsterdam based graphic and information designer and researcher.

In his practice he investigates the relationship between language, power, and spatial representation — using typography and design as tools to expose and intervene in systems of control, erasure and territorial inscription. His work spans editorial design, type design and web development, and is often situated at the intersection of the political and the typographic.

Education

MA Information Design — Design Academy Eindhoven

BA Graphic Design — Royal Academy of Art The Hague

Visual Communication — Beckmans College of Design

PP Pangaia

2023 — type

A typeface seamlessly blending the splendour of traditional serif fonts with the rough, raw, organic beauty of Mother Nature.

Drawing directly from the wonder of the Earth and its flora and fauna, Pangaia's fluid curves inhabit the gentle contours of leaves, riverbanks, and mountain slopes — capturing the joyful, harmonious connection between type, texture and terra firma.

Each character in Pangaia is meticulously crafted to evoke imagery of the ground on which we walk — planting itself like the roots of ancient woodland or the rough, rugged foundation of the Earth itself — with serifs blossoming like skyward branches. Its smooth, undulated lines emulate the unprescribed shapes of natural landscapes.

Designed in collaboration with Mat Desjardins & Francesca Bolognini

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