“Spyglass” is a custom typeface created to accompany a poster for the movie ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’, based on the young adult novel series by Lemony Snicket. The typeface itself was first sketched by hand, then digitally adapted in Illustrator. It is heavily inspired by the Art Nouveau style, with juxtaposing stroke widths and exaggerated ascenders and descenders.

The look of the typeface grabs from themes of the movie – mystery, intrigue, eeriness and stained glass motifs. The large rounded ears on the ascenders and descenders are meant to mimic the joints typically seen on welded junctions that hold the stained glass pieces together.