Sociotype Journal #2

Issue 2 of Sociotype Journal, titled 'Makeshift', is an investigation of old things made new and new things made weird; a celebration of ingenuity on the hoof and ad hoc creativity under extraordinary circumstances. Typeset entirely in our very own Rework.

Join us as we dig deep into the underground world of hobby tunnelling with the Mole Man of Hackney and go vert skating with Alvar Aalto. Come wander cowpaths of desire, shotcrete-encrusted mountainscapes, and the improvised landscapes of civil unrest. With Gorpcore upcycling, kintsugi-style vehicle repair, amateur conservation and serial art vandalism, we’ll look for life in the wreckage and new meaning amid the rubble.

Issue #2 features twelve essays, seven image-led articles, and a twenty four page technical type specimen.

Sociotype Journal

is a new platform for thoughts on culture and society, from London-based digital type foundry, Sociotype, and design studio, Socio. Each issue invites some interesting people to explore a single theme, inspired by (and typeset in) a particular type family from Sociotype. Sociotype believe type only really comes alive when it’s engaged with culture.