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Matatu Typographies
Hand-painted lettering from Nairobi minibuses, documented and redrawn as a working typeface.

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Two hundred vehicles photographed over a year, the lettering traced and reconstructed into a usable type family. The source painters are credited in the specimen.
Brian Mwangi
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Brian Mwangi

Staff contributor and author at The African Mail covering stories and perspectives across the continent.
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