Urban Grids: Typographic Cartography by MOIN

In Urban Grids, Montreal-based designer MOIN reimagines the letter “G” through the lens of cartographic structure, turning cityscapes into typographic landscapes. Rather than relying on conventional type-making methods, MOIN invents a set of bespoke tools inspired by the street patterns of three global cities. The outcome: three glyphs, each echoing the geometric DNA of its respective urban grid.

This isn’t just a stylistic exercise. Each “G” acts as a distilled map—a compressed expression of urban logic. Some versions trace rigid frameworks, others bend with organic sprawl, all embodying how concrete, asphalt, and zoning can influence graphic form.

Currently a student at École de design de l’UQAM, MOIN blends an experimental spirit with technical clarity. Known for his investigations into motion and letterform, he approaches design like a curious urban explorer, excavating meaning from structure and form from systems.

With Urban Grids, MOIN doesn’t just shape letters—he choreographs them through the invisible rhythms of city planning. The result is part type specimen, part urban meditation. It’s a project that asks not what a letter can be, but what it can remember.

Urban Grids: Typographic Cartography by MOIN

In Urban Grids, Montreal-based designer MOIN reimagines the letter “G” through the lens of cartographic structure, turning cityscapes into typographic landscapes. Rather than relying on conventional type-making methods, MOIN invents a set of bespoke tools inspired by the street patterns of three global cities. The outcome: three glyphs, each echoing the geometric DNA of its respective urban grid.

This isn’t just a stylistic exercise. Each “G” acts as a distilled map—a compressed expression of urban logic. Some versions trace rigid frameworks, others bend with organic sprawl, all embodying how concrete, asphalt, and zoning can influence graphic form.

Currently a student at École de design de l’UQAM, MOIN blends an experimental spirit with technical clarity. Known for his investigations into motion and letterform, he approaches design like a curious urban explorer, excavating meaning from structure and form from systems.

With Urban Grids, MOIN doesn’t just shape letters—he choreographs them through the invisible rhythms of city planning. The result is part type specimen, part urban meditation. It’s a project that asks not what a letter can be, but what it can remember.