Font Clock
Sebastian Wrong conceived the Font Clock as a meditation on typographic history, assembling twelve typefaces, eleven from the twentieth century and one English script from the eighteenth, into a single working flip clock. Each font was chosen for its design strength and its distinct visual identity, so the clock face reads less like a dial and more like a curated specimen sheet.
The result is quietly theatrical. For most of the day, the typefaces appear in unpredictable rotation. Once every twenty-four hours, for exactly five minutes, all twelve align simultaneously, a fleeting moment of typographic order that rewards the attentive observer.
- Available in three sizes: a small desk clock in 24-hour format, and medium and large wall clocks that display the time, day, and date
- Twelve typefaces selected for individual design character
- Conceived as a wink to the British 24-hour design canon
The Font Clock occupies the space between object and idea, a piece that draws equally from graphic design history and the quiet ritual of reading time.
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Font Clock
Sebastian Wrong conceived the Font Clock as a meditation on typographic history, assembling twelve typefaces, eleven from the twentieth century and one English script from the eighteenth, into a single working flip clock. Each font was chosen for its design strength and its distinct visual identity, so the clock face reads less like a dial and more like a curated specimen sheet.
The result is quietly theatrical. For most of the day, the typefaces appear in unpredictable rotation. Once every twenty-four hours, for exactly five minutes, all twelve align simultaneously, a fleeting moment of typographic order that rewards the attentive observer.
- Available in three sizes: a small desk clock in 24-hour format, and medium and large wall clocks that display the time, day, and date
- Twelve typefaces selected for individual design character
- Conceived as a wink to the British 24-hour design canon
The Font Clock occupies the space between object and idea, a piece that draws equally from graphic design history and the quiet ritual of reading time.
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Sebastian Wrong conceived the Font Clock as a meditation on typographic history, assembling twelve typefaces, eleven from the twentieth century and one English script from the eighteenth, into a single working flip clock. Each font was chosen for its design strength and its distinct visual identity, so the clock face reads less like a dial and more like a curated specimen sheet.
The result is quietly theatrical. For most of the day, the typefaces appear in unpredictable rotation. Once every twenty-four hours, for exactly five minutes, all twelve align simultaneously, a fleeting moment of typographic order that rewards the attentive observer.
- Available in three sizes: a small desk clock in 24-hour format, and medium and large wall clocks that display the time, day, and date
- Twelve typefaces selected for individual design character
- Conceived as a wink to the British 24-hour design canon
The Font Clock occupies the space between object and idea, a piece that draws equally from graphic design history and the quiet ritual of reading time.
