Twin Typeface

Twin- is a typeface designed by Letterror (Just van Rossum and Erik van Blokland) which is based on the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St Paul, Minnesota, USA). The typeface was designed to reflect the characteristics of the cities, in particular the weather. Having lived in Minnesota myself I know that the weather is very extreme. Very hot in the summer and very cold in the winter. This typeface is capable of changing according to the current weather conditions in the twin cities. The colder it is the more serve the character look, the warmer it is the more smooth and friendly they look.1

It's interesting how something like the climate can be reflected in such a way that it strongly reflects a certain city. I wonder how other cities could be shown using the same idea of taking a strong characteristic of the city and reflecting it in a typeface.

Above: Twin Typeface designed by Letterror in 2002.1

1. Twin [Online], Available: http://www.letterror.com/portfolio/twin/index.html
2. Is it about to rain? Check the typeface [Online] Availale: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/24/technology/is-it-about-to-rain-check-the-typeface.html