Displaay

We are Displaay, an independent type foundry established in 2014 and based in Prague. The foundry mainly focuses on retail and custom typefaces. Our journey into book publishing began two years ago with the launch of Displaay Offline label. As a group of type and graphic designers, we decided to dive into book publishing out of a passion for typefaces and typography. We love books both as readers and designers, and although our main motivation is to showcase Displaay typefaces, we approach book-making comprehensively. Classical type specimens, in our opinion, are over. Based on these beliefs, we’re exploring new ways to present them as books with universally engaging content. Out of our love for design and typography, we not only create author books, type specimens, and posters but also other curated items that tangibly represent our typefaces.

Displaay, Roobert BEND, Displaay Type Foundry, 2023, © Displaay

With love, we openly admit and declare that we haven't read every single book on our shelf, even though we love and meticulously categorise and display them all. This bookend was made in collaboration with our friends designers brand, Master & Master. It’s made of sheet metal and serves as the perfect support for your beauty and intelligent books, magazines, or catalogues in your personal collection.

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Marcello Jacopo Biffi, Jokker BOOK, Displaay Type Foundry, 2023, © Marcello Jacopo Biffi

This author book embraces the world of Joker, a character from comics and playing cards, represented here by 14 styles of Jokker typeface. The original comic book character was created in 1940 and has been known by a number of nicknames since then, including Prince of Pranksters, Ace of Knaves and Patient 0.

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Greed Specimen is a compact author's book of 117 pages, focusing on various topics related to the background of the origin of the Greed typeface by Displaay. The basis of the book is a theoretical essay on film history and politically motivated films and artists, such as Jean-Luc Godard, Hans Richter, or Martha Rosler. The text serves as a platform for playing with the presented typeface and was designed by Anymade Studio.

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