SuperVeloz

“SuperTipo Veloz was created by Joan Trochut (1920-1980) and produced in 1942 by Fundición Tipografica Iranzo in Barcelona (Spain). It was a collection of combining figures that featured itself as an extraordinary type modular system. Versatility of this system allowed printers develope their ideas —create logotypes, letterheads, characters, illustrations— without the normal constraints when working with pieces of lead type, and according their little budgets. In 2004, Andreu Balius and Alex Trochut —grandson of the creator of this modular system— designed a digital version of Super-Veloz for Typerepublic type foundry, taking into account the original material of Joan Trochut. On occasion of D'après exhibition (Valencia, january 2005), Inklude studio developed Robotype, a type compositor that allows playing with letters as graphic elements. In that exhibition, SuperVeloz and Robotype got to know each other —somehow a join venture— and Andreu Balius proposed to design an on-line type tool from the digital new version of SuperVeloz. In 2006, the superveloz.net project is finished. It counts on the development of IC Shaper by Flan, that allows users play with SuperVeloz modular system and create illustrations and lettering on-line.”