THE HIDDEN TYPO Inspiration for Type Creators
Author Diana Guzmán Valencia IDITA©
Introduction I always thought that the source of inspiration and exploration in graphic design was mainly bi-dimensional, thus the inspiration from a painting or photo, also that the creation process would start with a sheet of paper and a pen... e
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I realized that the ideation process can be explored from a three
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After learning more about graphic design and some holistic reflections,
dimensional perspective, similar to sculpture or industrial design, where you can physically manipulate objects, or like in architecture, urban or landscape design in an immersive experience allowing exploration in a multidimensional way, closer to our body and space perception, which is the methodology that I would like to present on this book as a new way of discovering typography!
I see fonts everywhere!
Design process
Prepare yourself to have a trippy
Research & development
experience!
Having in mind the free exploration of typography in the presented
Let's take a walk on the harbourfront
methodology, I propose to start organically with a photo brainstorming!
Toronto and see things like we
For later, abstract fonts to create a typeface that can tell the histories of
never saw, find hidden messages
places, developing a new local language and open up reflections about
where we never taught, and
the build environment, how our spaces are designed and the balance
decipher our surroundings, let's
with nature including us.
get inspired! 3
Technical Specifications Origin: scaffolding pipes Material: steel Fabrication: extrusion
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Technical Specifications Origin: rocks Material: sediments Fabrication: layering
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Technical Specifications Origin: dock ring Material: steel Fabrication: extrusion
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Technical Specifications Origin: rocks Material: sediments Fabrication: layering
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Technical Specifications Origin: metal plaque Material: aluminum Fabrication: cutting
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Technical Specifications Origin: sewer cover plate Material: steel Fabrication: casting
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Technical Specifications Origin: wall light Material: aluminum Fabrication: forming
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Technical Specifications Origin: curtain wall building Material: aluminum & glass Fabrication: framing
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Technical Specifications Origin: zebra crossing Material: powder paint Fabrication: spray gun
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Technical Specifications Origin: foliage Material: plants Fabrication: germination
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Technical Specifications Origin: pipes Material: aluminum Fabrication: extrusions bending
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Technical Specifications Origin: weds on tiled concrete Material: plants Fabrication: germination
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Technical Specifications Origin: shadow Material: darkness Fabrication: block light
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Technical Specifications Origin: lake water Material: H2O Fabrication: cosmic dust
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Technical Specifications Origin: allium flower Material: plants Fabrication: germination
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Technical Specifications Origin: cobblestones Material: quarried granite setts Fabrication: molding
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Technical Specifications Origin: bicycle rack Material: steel Fabrication: casting
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Technical Specifications Origin: bicycle Material: aluminum Fabrication: extrusion & forming
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Technical Specifications Origin: hose Material: PVC Fabrication: extrusion
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Technical Specifications Origin: T beam Material: reinforced concrete Fabrication: molding
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Technical Specifications Origin: bollard Material: steel Fabrication: extrusion
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Technical Specifications Origin: traffic cone Material: LDPE Fabrication: blow-molding
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Technical Specifications Origin: concrete wall Material: reinforced concrete Fabrication: molding
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Technical Specifications Origin: wire mesh Material: steel Fabrication: forming
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Technical Specifications Origin: dirt trail Material: soil & plants Fabrication: plants removal
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Technical Specifications Origin: hydrant Material: steel Fabrication: casting
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Our spaces have been designed in an artificial way, forgetting sometimes that we are nature, in a natural way...
THE HIDDEN TYPO Inspiration for Type Creators