About
Image by Duncan Wright
Based in Walyalup/Fremantle, Western Australia, Joseph Dennis founded Swim Type in 2021, running the studio semi-professionally, working with clients and partners from right next door, to the other side of the world.
It exists as a place for play, experimentation and creativity – to dip a toe in, to test the water, to dive off the deep end, to immerse oneself – to swim. To build creative partnerships: working with photographers, illustrators, 3D designers, filmmakers, and writers to produce work that is engaging, meaningful and fun.
Beneath the Surface:
Trial fonts, works in progress and potential typefaces. These fonts are unfinished or unreleased, often missing punctuation, symbols, language support and kerning. They’re for use in type testing, student work and non-commercial personal projects. They’re for playing with, testing out and having fun. So dip in a toe in, test the water and see what lies beneath the surface at Swim
Freestyle:
No. 24: February 2025
No. 23: December 2024
No. 22: October 2024
No. 21: August 2024
No. 20: June 2024
No. 19: April 2024
No. 18: February 2024
No. 17: December 2023
No. 16: October 2023
No. 15: August 2023
No. 14: June 2023
No. 13: April 2023
No. 12: February 2023
No. 11: December 2022
No. 10: October 2022
No. 9: August 2022
No. 8: June 2022
No. 7: April 2022
No. 6: February 2022
No. 5: December 2021
No. 4: October 2021
No. 3: August 2021
No. 2: June 2021
No. 1: April 2021
Every 2 months, a new wordmark is designed for the homepage and socials. Sometimes it will tease the release of a new typeface; sometimes it might coincide with the launch of a new project; or, it might be an isolated incident – an experiment in weirdness, wackyness and type design.