Referential Mono Typeface
Shakeel Mohamed
Media: Type design
Tools: Glyphs, Illustrator, InDesign, Figma
Goal: Design a modular typeface, infused with personal meaning.
Recognition: Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography (HMCT) Newsletter 2023 holiday greetings (featured typeface).
Ongoing work includes an Arabic version, motion design, and generative typography.
Currently in use: Applied Designer (my MFA Thesis).
Referential Mono is not currently available for distribution, please contact me by email for licensing requests.
View my full portfolio: shakeel.design
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Posted Jun 6, 2025
Referential Mono is built on a 5x5 grid, inspired by early computing and Islamic History. This typeface was combined many aspects of my identity in one project.
