tipomap.lat

Mayathán is a typeface developed as part of a collaborative project between the Basel School of Design and UNAM, aimed at creating a Latin alphabet adapted to the Mayan language script. Directed by André Gürtler and integrated by Mexican designers David Kimura, Verónica Monsiváis and María de los Ángeles Suárez, the project aimed to provide the Mayan language with a coherent, legible typographic system that is technically compatible with contemporary digitalization.

The typeface family covers the standard Latin alphabet and incorporates glottalized signs, diacritics and particular combinations of Yucatec Mayan. Its design maintains a formal balance between functionality and legibility, taking as a reference the classic text typography, but adapted to the phonetic and cultural needs of the speaking communities.