ʻŌpua Typeface Collection exhibition at Kaiao Space
by CJ Dunn, Marika Higgins ʻŌpua
ʻŌpua is a collection of typefaces from CJ Type developed around the concept of Hawaiʻi futurism. The collection contains three sub-families connected to Hawaiʻi, specifically ʻŌpua Mauka (the mountain side) ʻŌpua Makai (the ocean side) and ʻŌpua Ko'olau (the windward side). The typefaces were first used on an aloha shirt released with Sig on Smith, with an accompanying exhibition at Kaiao Space to tell the story of the typeface development and show examples of it used for posters, apparel, signage, and a video installation.