Tierr Eztudio

Typōllama

Product Design

Print Design

Typōllama is a modular stamp kit designed for play. Stemming from the spirit of experimentation, the system invites designers to build imagery, motifs, and letterforms through hands-on image-making. Inspired by ōllamaliztli—the Mesoamerican ball game regarded as one of the oldest continuously played sports in the world—Typōllama centers making as play.

The Modular Shapes

The kit is built from the annulus of the ōllamaliztli goal post—the iconic ring the ball would pass through. This form becomes the system’s core geometry. The annulus is divided into a 4×4 grid, generating a small family of interrelated parts: solid squares, the inner negative shape that completes the circle, and the outer negative forms created when a square encloses the annulus. Together, these pieces establish a clear spatial logic of positive and negative, curve and edge.

Each stamp is handmade from cherry wood, preserving an artisanal, tactile quality. Grain, pressure, and slight variance anchor the system in craft and play, resisting the frictionless neutrality of purely digital tools.

The Visual Language

From a finite set of shapes, Typōllama produces infinite outcomes. Letters are constructed rather than predefined. Motifs emerge through repetition. Forms shift with every rotation and overlap. The annulus becomes a generator—broken apart and reassembled into new structures. No form is final; each impression is a new configuration. What emerges is an evolving visual language shaped through play, where constraint becomes a catalyst for invention.