The Wave - Playtype

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PLAYTYPEThe Wave LightPlaytype | Vesterbrogade 80 B | 1620 Copenhagen V | Denmarkhttp://www.playtype.comDesign: The Wave | Published: 20104All Fonts are in this format: Opentype24/25 The warmleather embraceof the cab creaksominously to therhythm of the street.I rest my head onthe cool glass.18/19 The harsh curves ofthe neon city exploding onmy closed eyelids as thecombination of Xanax andjet-lag slowly deadens mylimbs. “Rest” I mouth. Thenoblivion.16/17 I ask her her name,straining to hear above theslow drone coming from thePA. She grabs my arm andinscribes »Melissa« on it inneat, tightly-spaced cursive,punctuating the i with asmall heart.14/15 The tattoo guns passesaround the table- A kid etchesout ‘MOMS’ in blue biro ink laughinghysterically as the machinepurrs across his forearm. I cansee Melissa through the open doorto the bathroom, perched on thetoilet, a pair of boys briefs aroundher ankles, absentmindedly smokinga cigarette and blowing smokerings; O followed by Q followed by.12/13 More days in daze. More scripts,more novels. More pages and clammybusiness cards passed of in moisthandshakes. More Melissa. More pointlessshopping sprees and more peopleto please. More dusty blond boys andspeedos. I flick my aviators down andread the street signs.10/12 I keep oncracking jokes, right?Because I’m funny.I want to be funny.Only each time thepunch-line falls flat. Mydelivery is off. I keepglancing between themenu and the fois grasprinted out in roundedserifs and the waiterlaughing politely,anxiously. I settle onthe duck since it strikesme as funny somehow.She picks her teethand nods.8/10 The ‘clack’ of the cabdoor snaps me back and Inervously glance up at thedepartures sign. Numeralsslither rapidly as I scan theboard. SK402 to Copenhagen.Exhausted i pushthrough security – belt,shoes, watch, laptop andslump down at the nearestbar. I slip out my credit card,leaving it on the bar and pickat the polaroid with Melissa´snumber on the back. 8 digits,XXX and Melissa with a heartdoting the i.14/17 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890 This is dummy text. itis intended to be readbut have no apparentmeaning. as a simulationof actual copy, usingordinary words withnormal letter frequencies,it cannot deceive eye orbrain.6/8 But can words ever be said to have no meaning? And ifthe words have no meaning cannot the medium of it’s deliverybe said to be equally meaningless. This is the existentialistparadox of the typographer; can type ever be separatefrom meaning? Words separate from medium?9/11 Smart as a whip: the typographer,but never smarter than his script.»the philosophy of type«Playtype is an online type foundry and conceptstore, created as a place to play, a home forexperimentation and a showcase of our craft.

PLAYTYPEThe Wave BookPlaytype | Vesterbrogade 80 B | 1620 Copenhagen V | Denmarkhttp://www.playtype.comDesign: The Wave | Published: 20105All Fonts are in this format: Opentype24/25 The warmleather embraceof the cab creaksominously to therhythm of the street.I rest my head onthe cool glass.18/19 The harsh curves ofthe neon city exploding onmy closed eyelids as thecombination of Xanax andjet-lag slowly deadens mylimbs. “Rest” I mouth. Thenoblivion.16/17 I ask her her name,straining to hear above theslow drone coming from thePA. She grabs my arm andinscribes »Melissa« on it inneat, tightly-spaced cursive,punctuating the i with asmall heart.14/15 The tattoo guns passesaround the table- A kid etchesout ‘MOMS’ in blue biro ink laughinghysterically as the machinepurrs across his forearm. I cansee Melissa through the open doorto the bathroom, perched on thetoilet, a pair of boys briefs aroundher ankles, absentmindedly smokinga cigarette and blowing smokerings; O followed by Q followed by.12/13 More days in daze. More scripts,more novels. More pages and clammybusiness cards passed of in moisthandshakes. More Melissa. More pointlessshopping sprees and more peopleto please. More dusty blond boys andspeedos. I flick my aviators down andread the street signs.10/12 I keep oncracking jokes, right?Because I’m funny.I want to be funny.Only each time thepunch-line falls flat. Mydelivery is off. I keepglancing between themenu and the fois grasprinted out in roundedserifs and the waiterlaughing politely,anxiously. I settle onthe duck since it strikesme as funny somehow.She picks her teethand nods.8/10 The ‘clack’ of the cabdoor snaps me back and Inervously glance up at thedepartures sign. Numeralsslither rapidly as I scan theboard. SK402 to Copenhagen.Exhausted i pushthrough security – belt,shoes, watch, laptop andslump down at the nearestbar. I slip out my creditcard, leaving it on the barand pick at the polaroidwith Melissa´s number onthe back. 8 digits, XXX andMelissa with a heart dotingthe i.14/17 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890 This is dummy text. itis intended to be readbut have no apparentmeaning. as a simulationof actual copy, using ordinarywords with normalletter frequencies, it cannotdeceive eye or brain.6/8 But can words ever be said to have no meaning? Andif the words have no meaning cannot the medium of it’sdelivery be said to be equally meaningless. This is theexistentialist paradox of the typographer; can type ever beseparate from meaning? Words separate from medium?9/11 Smart as a whip: the typographer,but never smarter than his script.»the philosophy of type«Playtype is an online type foundry and conceptstore, created as a place to play, a home forexperimentation and a showcase of our craft.

PLAYTYPEThe Wave RegularPlaytype | Vesterbrogade 80 B | 1620 Copenhagen V | Denmarkhttp://www.playtype.comDesign: The Wave | Published: 20106All Fonts are in this format: Opentype24/25 The warmleather embrace ofthe cab creaks ominouslyto the rhythmof the street. I restmy head on thecool glass.18/19 The harsh curves ofthe neon city exploding onmy closed eyelids as thecombination of Xanax andjet-lag slowly deadens mylimbs. “Rest” I mouth. Thenoblivion.16/17 I ask her her name,straining to hear above theslow drone coming from thePA. She grabs my arm andinscribes »Melissa« on it inneat, tightly-spaced cursive,punctuating the i with asmall heart.14/15 The tattoo guns passesaround the table- A kid etches out‘MOMS’ in blue biro ink laughinghysterically as the machine purrsacross his forearm. I cansee Melissa through the opendoor to the bathroom, perchedon the toilet, a pair of boys briefsaround her ankles, absentmindedlysmoking a cigarette andblowing smoke rings; O followedby Q followed by O.12/13 More days in daze. More scripts,more novels. More pages and clammybusiness cards passed of in moisthandshakes. More Melissa. More pointlessshopping sprees and more peopleto please. More dusty blond boys andspeedos. I flick my aviators down andread the street signs.10/12 I keep on crackingjokes, right? BecauseI’m funny. I wantto be funny. Only eachtime the punch-linefalls flat. My deliveryis off. I keep glancingbetween the menu andthe fois gras printedout in rounded serifsand the waiter laughingpolitely, anxiously.I settle on the ducksince it strikes me asfunny somehow. Shepicks her teeth andnods.8/10 The ‘clack’ of the cabdoor snaps me back and Inervously glance up at thedepartures sign. Numeralsslither rapidly as I scan theboard. SK402 to Copenhagen.Exhausted i pushthrough security – belt,shoes, watch, laptop andslump down at the nearestbar. I slip out my creditcard, leaving it on the barand pick at the polaroidwith Melissa´s number onthe back. 8 digits, XXX andMelissa with a heart dotingthe i.14/17 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890 This is dummy text. itis intended to be readbut have no apparentmeaning. as a simulationof actual copy, usingordinary words withnormal letter frequencies,it cannot deceiveeye or brain.6/8 But can words ever be said to have no meaning? Andif the words have no meaning cannot the medium of it’sdelivery be said to be equally meaningless. This is theexistentialist paradox of the typographer; can type ever beseparate from meaning? Words separate from medium?9/11 Smart as a whip: the typographer,but never smarter than his script.»the philosophy of type«Playtype is an online type foundry and conceptstore, created as a place to play, a home forexperimentation and a showcase of our craft.

PLAYTYPEThe Wave DemiBoldPlaytype | Vesterbrogade 80 B | 1620 Copenhagen V | Denmarkhttp://www.playtype.comDesign: The Wave | Published: 20107All Fonts are in this format: Opentype24/25 The warmleather embraceof the cab creaksominously to therhythm of thestreet. I rest myhead on thecool glass.18/19 The harsh curvesof the neon city explodingon my closed eyelidsas the combination ofXanax and jet-lag slowlydeadens my limbs. “Rest”I mouth. Then oblivion.16/17 I ask her her name,straining to hear above theslow drone coming from thePA. She grabs my arm andinscribes »Melissa« on it inneat, tightly-spaced cursive,punctuating the i with asmall heart.14/15 The tattoo guns passesaround the table- A kid etchesout ‘MOMS’ in blue biro inklaughing hysterically as themachine purrs across his forearm.I can see Melissa throughthe open door to the bathroom,perched on the toilet, a pair ofboys briefs around her ankles,absentmindedly smoking.12/13 More days in daze. More scripts,more novels. More pages and clammybusiness cards passed of in moisthandshakes. More Melissa. Morepointless shopping sprees and morepeople to please.10/12 I keep oncracking jokes, right?Because I’m funny. Iwant to be funny. Onlyeach time the punchlinefalls flat. Mydelivery is off. I keepglancing betweenthe menu and the foisgras printed out inrounded serifs andthe waiter laughingpolitely, anxiously.I settle on the ducksince it strikes me asfunny somehow. Shepicks her teeth andnods.8/10 The ‘clack’ of the cabdoor snaps me back and Inervously glance up at thedepartures sign. Numeralsslither rapidly as I scan theboard. SK402 to Copenhagen.Exhausted i pushthrough security – belt,shoes, watch, laptop andslump down at the nearestbar. I slip out my creditcard, leaving it on the barand pick at the polaroidwith Melissa´s number onthe back. 8 digits, XXX andMelissa with a heart dotingthe i.14/17 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 1234567890 This is dummy text.it is intended to be readbut have no apparentmeaning. as a simulationof actual copy,using ordinary wordswith normal letterfrequencies, it cannotdeceive eye or brain.6/8 But can words ever be said to have no meaning?And if the words have no meaning cannot the mediumof it’s delivery be said to be equally meaningless. This isthe existentialist paradox of the typographer; can typeever be separate from meaning? Words separate frommedium?9/11 Smart as a whip:the typographer, but never smarterthan his script. »the philosophyof type«Playtype is an online type foundry and conceptstore, created as a place to play, a home forexperimentation and a showcase of our craft.

PLAYTYPEThe WavePlaytype | Vesterbrogade 80 B | 1620 Copenhagen V | Denmarkhttp://www.playtype.comDesign: The Wave | Published: 201010All Fonts are in this format: OpentypeBig playBig play

PLAYTYPEThe WavePlaytype | Vesterbrogade 80 B | 1620 Copenhagen V | Denmarkhttp://www.playtype.comDesign: The Wave | Published: 201011All Fonts are in this format: OpentypeThe Bigplay