design museum
of chicago
Working closely with the Design Museum of Chicago, I created a logomark and design system for their Letters Beyond Form: Chicago Types exhibit.
The exhibition explores typography, the shape and design of letters, within Chicago's diverse neighborhoods to investigate design legacies and their contemporary echos. The exhibition highlights alternative modernisms by considering how revolutionary movements and concepts like love and safety shape the way communities spread and design information for one another.
Taking inspiration from typographic grid lines, cases used for storing letterpress blocks, and unique type created by artists to be shown in the exhibit, the logo combines the history of type with Chicago's current vibrant type and lettering scene.
Team:
Curator: Amira Hegazy
Curatorial Assistant: Paolina Montes
Project Manager: Haoyu Lu
Executive Director:Tanner Woodford
Logo & Graphic Design: Niamh Murphy
Typeface Designer: Jackson Showalter-Cavanaugh, Okay Type
Exhibition Design: Lauren Meranda
Preparator: Katelyn Patton
Fabrication: Northeastern Illinois University Art + Design Department
Letters Beyond Form: Chicago Types was a STA 100 winner in 2025, as one of the year's top 100 examples of typography.
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