The Polymode Specimen introduces XYZ Type's variable type family through a publication that explores the range and flexibility of the design system. Drawing on the visual language of the Whole Earth Catalog and the exhibition catalog Graphic Design: Now in Production, the specimen demonstrates Polymode's shifting personalities through a sequence of layouts, typographic experiments, and applications.

The double-sided poster-publication, which presents satirical references to graphic design history and contemporary design culture positions the work as both a type specimen and a commentary on the conventions of design publishing.

Designed by Cem Eskinazi

Published by XYZ Type

Single double-sided sheet, 2-color offset (PMS 871 metallic and PMS 032), 23 × 34 inches (unfolded)
Ships folded, 5.75 × 8.5 inches