Giulia Zanzarella
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Type designer and graphic designer based in Turin [IT]


Minut — Typeface
Mentored by Julia Born and Alice Savoie
ECAL Diploma Project
2025

Animation
Lorenzo Musacchio
 How long does a Minut last?

Time is standardized, but its experience follows no rules, being mathematically equal for all, but felt differently by each. Minut explores this gap: a play on words between “minute” and “unit,” it is a type family built around four styles defined by width constraints—72 units (proportional), 9, 3, and 1 (monospace). Each style reflects a degree of mechanization, inspired by unit systems used in proportional spacing typewriters.




Minut — Measuring Time
Mentored by Julia Born and Alice Savoie
ECAL Diploma Project
2025





Between the lines
ECAL MATD Thesis project
Mentored by Roland Früh + Wayne Daly
2025
 How to envision a visual and semantic world for a typeface? And which factors influence the flavour 
and the tone of voice? No matter how much effort is put into perfecting every curve, there is always something elusive about a typeface, a personality that resides beyond the math of control points and curves.
The thesis explores the intersection of storytelling and type design, examining the factors that have transformed typefaces from purely functional tools into commercial products and cultural artifacts. 
By tracing four key eras in recent typographic history, the research highlights how the marketing 
and perception of typefaces have evolved and the intertwining of typography, social contexts and technological advancements.





[more projects coming soon...]








Minut — Exhibition
Mentored by Julia Born and Alice Savoie
ECAL Diploma Project
2025


Thanks to
Daniel Martinez [photography + video]
Lorenzo Musacchio [motion design]
Marco Ciacci [furniture design]



Resona

Mentored by Kai Bernau
ECAL MATD 2025 Resona was born as both a dancing script and a tame roman, seeking its roots in the works of Rosart, Johann Michael Fleischmann, and the Baroque era. The roman was designed based on the first developments of the italic script, creating a solid companion that serves well as body text. While the roman provides a fixed structure, the script flows across the page like a thread, weaving titles and descriptions together.














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