FontTapoca
Tapoca typeface details
Tapoca is an organic display typeface shaped by the idea of matter transformed into form.
Its name draws from the universe of cassava and tapioca — ancestral knowledge of the Indigenous peoples of Brazil — as a metaphor for surface: a mass that spreads, settles, and gains body. This logic guides the design of the glyphs, marked by full volumes, continuous curves, and a construction distant from rigid industrial patterns.
Tapoca emerges from the intersection of Indigenous graphic traditions, Afro-diasporic visual heritage, and a typographic process attentive to gesture, rhythm, and presence. The letters are dense and expressive, designed to occupy space with personality in headlines, visual identities, and strong typographic hierarchies.
Within the display field, Tapoca is broad and versatile. It works equally well in bold headlines and visual identity systems, adapting to different contexts without losing its character. Its strength lies precisely in this expressive flexibility: a typeface that adapts to the project without becoming generic.
Tapoca
Form • Gesture • Presence
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow.
Tapoca is a display typeface designed to occupy space with confidence. While it excels in headlines, its structure also supports short blocks of text, maintaining rhythm, density, and presence without sacrificing clarity.
Characters & language coverage
Language coverage:
- Latin Basic
- Latin Extended
- Advanced diacritic support
- Prepared for Indigenous languages of Brazil
Planned expansion: stylistic alternates, extended diacritics, small caps.
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For curators and type publishers:
Specimen and press materials available upon request.
Contact: studio@eldes.com
Buy Tapoca
Launch Offer — Version 1.0
Official release of Tapoca with a limited-time promotional price.
Includes:
- Tapoca Version 1.0 — official release, production-ready
- Full character support
- Future updates (such as small caps, stylistic alternates, and extended diacritics)
License Desktop Install the font on your own computer to create graphic designs (logos, signs, etc.) and products (mugs, t-shirts, hats, etc.) for yourself or your clients. View more details | Launch Offer R$ 65,00R$ 39,00 /unit | |
License Logotype Use the font to create a logotype or wordmark for a single brand. The font cannot be embedded in digital files. View more details | Launch Offer R$ 21,00R$ 13,00 /unit |