Malina Mikami
Graphic Designer
Sampha is a sans-serif display typeface with serif-like qualities, striking a balance between edge and elegance.
The letterforms mirror the tonal inflections inspired by the British singer, songwriter, and musician—Sampha Lahai Sisay.
Just as his voice oscillates between vulnerability and strength, the typeface carries a rhythmic tension.
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References
Songs
2023
Rose Tint
Lahai (Deluxe)
SamphaListen
2023
What If You Hypnotise Me?
Lahai (Deluxe)
Sampha and Léa SenListen2023
Can’t Go Back
Lahai (Deluxe)
SamphaListen
Color
2023
Lahai
Sampha Lahai Sisay
2023
Sampha on Headstands, Homesickness, and Spiritual Intervention for Interview MagazineMatthew Leifheit
2024
The Sublimation of Sampha for To Be Magazine
Hector Clark
2016
Sampha performing in Vega, Copenhagen
Sakena
Type
2024
Fansan Typeface
Diego Aravena
2020
Marlfield Typeface
Eliott Grunewald
2008
Fraktur Mon Amour
Judith Schalansky
2008
Fraktur Mon Amour
Judith Schalansky
2024
NKF: Piet Zwart’s Avant-Garde Catalog for Standard Cables, 1927–1928
Letterform Archive Books
2020
Marlfield Typeface
Eliott Grunewald
Gratitude
Thank you
Professor: Gregory Lindy
© Malina Mikami 2025
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Letterform Study
I’ve learned that when studying letterforms, it’s essential to view them in context—as words and as bodies of color—to understand how shapes and negative spaces interact and shift at different scales.Lockups
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