typeface design
cb dex
CB Dex is a warm and dependable monoline sans-serif typeface, designed to carry on the legacy of entrepreneurship in Anderson, South Carolina.
Derived from hand-painted signage in Anderson, South Carolina, CB Dex was handcrafted to prolong the story of Dexter Grocery Co. Wholesale, a former downtown grocery store that closed in 1990. After sitting vacant for 34 years, the building is now pending renovation for resale, risking historical aspects being erased.
CB Dex transformed the hand-rendered characters into digital forms to ensure the consistency of each structure, angle, and curve. CB Dex continues to honor its origins through its unique forms and consistently stable bases and heights while being versatile for future applications.
CB Dex has three weights and four styles for a total of ten variations in the family.
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Typeface Design, Poster Design, Branding, Promotional Items, Booklet and Publication Design, Exhibition Design
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Copywriting, Typeface, Layout Design, Promotions and Branding
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Illustrator, Fontself, Glyphs 3, Cricut Design Space
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Solo (Typeface) + Team (Promotions, Book, Exhibition)
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CB Dex was featured in an exhibition hosted by AU Type Foundry and a published specimen book in 2023.
I was actively involved in Transcend: Across, Beyond, and Through, an exhibition curated by designers in the AUTF Digital Resurrections in Typography program. As a designer on the branding and promotions team, my responsibilities included coordinating an advertising campaign through social media, posters, and digital signage to promote the event, as well as crafting various take-home merchandise like posters, stickers, bookmarks, notebooks, keychains, and tote bags to enhance the experience for attendees.
Following the exhibition, I assisted the publication team in producing the published AU Type Foundry specimen book. This publication serves as a lasting record, showcasing the exhibited typefaces in a more enduring format.
