Xetma
2023 / Charms, Rings
“XETMA” is a typeface I designed using beads from my jewelry practice and Milagros, or votive charms. While making this I was interested in what would happen when constructing a font out of gems, stones, and beads who’s purpose are for adornment on the body and for religious devotion.
I explored this in two iterations, one where the font is used in tandem with the jewelry I made from the charms, and the other in a poster emulating a votive street sign I documented in my zine.
Milagros are found all over churches in Nicaragua, where the public ritual of placing these objects on statues of saints inspires devotion in others.
This project was chosen by Everyday Practice, a design studio in Seoul, to be recognized in The Design Kids 2024 Awards, an international design competition for young designers.