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Rhythmical Structures of Typography and Architecture.

Rhythmical Structures of Typography and Architecture.

Rhythmical Structures of Typography and Architecture.

Rhythmical Structures of Typography and Architecture.

Rhythmical Structures of Typography and Architecture.

Rhythmical Structures of Typography and Architecture.

Rhythmical Structures of Typography and Architecture.

Rhythmical Structures of Typography and Architecture.

Rhythmical Structures of Typography and Architecture.

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Rhythmical Structures of Typography and Architecture.

Designed by Jamye Fontillas

Instructor: Olga Mezhibovskaya

2018

Architecture by: Andreescu & Gaivoronschi Stefano Boeri Dias Architecture Praxis d’Architecture Yang Shi, Shogun L Fran Silvestre, Mª José Sáez

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be that profound secret and mystery to every other. A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own every beating heart in the hundred of thousands of breasts there.

Does type design and typography allow an experimental approach at all? The alphabet is by its very nature dependent on and defined by conventions. Type design is not bound by convention is like a private language: both lack the ability to communicate. Yet it is precisely the constraints of the alphabet which inspire many designers. A recent example is the work of Thomas Huot-Marchand, a French postgraduate student of type-design who investigates the limits of legibility while physically reducing the basic forms of the alphabet. Minuscule is his project of size-specific typography. While the letters for regular reading sizes are very close to the conventional book typefaces, each step down in size results in simplification of the letter shapes. In the extremely small sizes (2 pt) miniscule becomes an apstract reduction of the alphabet, free of all the details and ptical corrections which are usual for fonts designed for reading. Huot-Marchand’s project builds upon the work of French ophthamologist Loius Emile Javal, who published similar research at the beginning of the 20th century. The practical contribution of both projects is limited, since the reading process is still guided by the physical limitations of the human eye, however, Huot-Marchand and Javal both investigate the constraints of legibility within which typography functions. The second dominant notion of experiment is The Typographic Experiment which was formulated by Michael Worthington, a British designer and educator based in the USA: ‘True experimentation means to take risks.’

If taken literally, such a statement is of little value: immediately we would ask waht is at stake and typographers are really risking. Worthington, however, is referring to the risk involved with not knowing the exact outcome of the experiment in which the designers are engaged. A similar definition is offered by the E.A.T. (Experiment and Typography) exhibition presenting 35 type designers and typographers from Czech Republic and Slovakia, which coincidentally will arrive in the Netherlands shortly. Alan Zaruba and Johanna Balusikova, the curators of the E.A.T. put their focus on development and process when describing the conceopt of the exhibition: ‘The show focuses on the projects which document the development of the designer’s ideas. Attention is paid to the process of creating innovative solutions in the field of type design and typography, often engaging experimental processes as a means to approach unkown territory.’ An experiment in this sense is no preconceived idea of the outcome; it only sets out to determind a cause-and-effect relationship. As such, experimentation is a method of working which is contrary to production-oriented design, where the aim of the process is not to create something new, but to achieve an already known, pre-formulated result. Belgian designer Brecht Cuppens has created Sprawl, an experimental typeface based on cartography, which takes into account the density of population in Belgium. In Sprawl, the sulhouette of each letter is identical, so that when typed they lock into eachother. The fillings of the letters however varies according to the frequency of the use of the letter in the Dutch language. The most frequent letter, (e) represents the highest density of population. The most infrequently used letter, (q), corresponds to the lowest density. Setting a sample text creates a Cuppens respresentation of the Belgia

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es type design and typography allow an experimental approach at all? The alphabet is by its very ture dependent on and defined by conventions. Type design is not bound by convention is like a private guage: both lack the ability to communicate. Yet it is precisely the constraints of the alphabet which pire many designers. A recent example is the work of Thomas Huot-Marchand, a French postgraduate dent of type-design who investigates the limits of legibility while physically reducing the basic forms the alphabet. Minuscule is his project of size-specific typography. While the letters for regular reading es are very close to the conventional book typefaces, each step down in size results in simplification the letter shapes. In the extremely small sizes (2 pt) miniscule becomes an apstract reduction the alphabet, free of all the details and ptical corrections which are usual for fonts designed for ding. Huot-Marchand’s project builds upon the work of French ophthamologist Loius Emile Javal, o published similar research at the beginning of the 20th century. The practical contribution of both jects is limited, since the reading process is still guided by the physical limitations of the human , however, Huot-Marchand and Javal both investigate the constraints of legibility within which ography functions. The second dominant notion of experiment is The Typographic Experiment ich was formulated by Michael Worthington, a British designer and educator based in the USA: ‘True perimentation means to take risks.’ If taken literally, such a statement is of little value: immediately would ask waht is at stake and typographers are really risking. Worthington, however, is referring the risk involved with not knowing the exact outcome of the experiment in which the designers are gaged. A similar definition is offered by the E.A.T. (Experiment and Typography) exhibition presenting type designers and typographers from Czech Republic and Slovakia, which coincidentally will arrive in Netherlands shortly. Alan Zaruba and Johanna Balusikova, the curators of the E.A.T. put their focus development and process when describing the conceopt of the exhibition: ‘The show focuses on the jects which document the development of the designer’s ideas. Attention is paid to the process of ating innovative solutions in the field of type design and typography, often engaging experimental cesses as a means to approach unkown territory.’ An experiment in this sense is no preconceived idea the outcome; it only sets out to determind a cause-and-effect relationship. As such, experimentation method of working which is contrary to production-oriented design, where the aim of the process is t to create something new, but to achieve an already known, pre-formulated result. Belgian designer echt Cuppens has created Sprawl, an experimental typeface based on cartography, which takes into ount the density of population in Belgium. In Sprawl, the sulhouette of each letter is identical, so t when typed they lock into eachother. The fillings of the letters however varies according to the quency of the use of the letter in the Dutch language. The most frequent letter, (e) represents the hest density of population. The most infrequently used letter, (q), corresponds to the lowest density. tting a sample text creates a Cuppens respresentation of the Belgian landscape. Another example of periment as a process of creation without anticipation of the fixed result is an online project. Orthoe Trio of authors, Enrico Bravi, Mikkel Crone Koser, and Paolo Palma, describe ortho-type as ‘and as a

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pire many designers. A recent example is the work of Thomas Huot-Marchand, a French postgraduate dent of type-design who investigates the limits of legibility while physically reducing the basic forms the alphabet. Minuscule is his project of size-specific typography. While the letters for regular reading es are very close to the conventional book typefaces, each step down in size results in simplification the letter shapes. In the extremely small sizes (2 pt) miniscule becomes an apstract reduction the alphabet, free of all the details and ptical corrections which are usual for fonts designed for ding. Huot-Marchand’s project builds upon the work of French ophthamologist Loius Emile Javal, o published similar research at the beginning of the 20th century. The practical contribution of both jects is limited, since the reading process is still guided by the physical limitations of the human , however, Huot-Marchand and Javal both investigate the constraints of legibility within which ography functions. The second dominant notion of experiment is The Typographic Experiment ich was formulated by Michael Worthington, a British designer and educator based in the USA: ‘True perimentation means to take risks.’ If taken literally, such a statement is of little value: immediately would ask waht is at stake and typographers are really risking. Worthington, however, is referring the risk involved with not knowing the exact outcome of the experiment in which the designers are gaged. A similar definition is offered by the E.A.T. (Experiment and Typography) exhibition presenting type designers and typographers from Czech Republic and Slovakia, which coincidentally will arrive in Netherlands shortly. Alan Zaruba and Johanna Balusikova, the curators of the E.A.T. put their focus development and process when describing the conceopt of the exhibition: ‘The show focuses on the jects which document the development of the designer’s ideas. Attention is paid to the process of ating innovative solutions in the field of type design and typography, often engaging experimental cesses as a means to approach unkown territory.’ An experiment in this sense is no preconceived idea the outcome; it only sets out to determind a cause-and-effect relationship. As such, experimentation method of working which is contrary to production-oriented design, where the aim of the process is t to create something new, but to achieve an already known, pre-formulated result. Belgian designer echt Cuppens has created Sprawl, an experimental typeface based on cartography, which takes into ount the density of population in Belgium. In Sprawl, the sulhouette of each letter is identical, so t when typed they lock into eachother. The fillings of the letters however varies according to the quency of the use of the letter in the Dutch language. The most frequent letter, (e) represents the hest density of population. The most infrequently used letter, (q), corresponds to the lowest density. tting a sample text creates a Cuppens respresentation of the Belgian landscape. Another example of periment as a process of creation without anticipation of the fixed result is an online project. Orthoe Trio of authors, Enrico Bravi, Mikkel Crone Koser, and Paolo Palma, describe ortho-type as ‘and as a

A basic system for classifying typefaces was devised in the nineteenth century, when printers sought to identify a heritage for their own craft analogous to that of art history. Humanist letterforms are closely connected to calligraphy and the movement of the hand. Combining typefaces is like making a salad. Starting with a small number of elements representing different colors, tastes, and textures. Strive for contrast rather than harmony, looking for emphatic differences rather than mushy transitions. Give each ingredient a role to play: sweet tomatoes, crunchy cucumbers, and the pungent shock of an occasional anchovy.

When mixing typefaces on the same line, designers usually adjust the point size so that the x-heights align. When placing typefaces on seperate lines, it often makes sense to create contrast in scale as well as style or weight. Lining numerals to take up uniform widths of space, enabling the numbers to line up when tabulated in columns. They were introduced in the turn of the century to meet the needs of modern business. Lining numerals are the same height as capital letters, so they sometimes look bulky when appearing in running text. Non-lining numerals, also called text or old style numerals, have ascenders and descenders, like lowercase letters. Non-kining numerals returned to favor in the 1990s, valued for their idiosyncratic appearance and their traditional typographic attitude. Like letterforms, old style numerals are proportional; each one has its own set width. The first step in designing a typeface is to define a basic concept. Will the letters be serif or sans serif? Will they be modular or organic? Will you construct them geometrically or base them on handwriting? Will you work with historic research material or invent characters more or less from scratch? You can control the spacing of the typeface by adding black areas next to each character as well as creating kerning pairs that determine the distance between particular characters.

Producing a typeface is an enormous task. However, for people with a knack for drawing letterforms, the process is hugely rewarding.

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An epistemology of the word ‘experimental’ as it applies to design and type, contrasted with its scientific connotations. Examples of past and current design, type and reading/language, as well as scientific experiment, are taken into account. Very few terms have been used so habitually and carelessly as the word ‘experiment’.

In the field of graphic design and typography, experiment as a noun has been used to signify anything new, unconventional, defying easy categorization, or confounding expectations. As a verb, ‘to experiment’ if often synonymous with the design process itself, which may not exactly be helpful, considering that all design is a result of the design process. The term experiment can also have the connotation of an implicit disclaimer; it suggests not taking responsibility for the result. When students are asked what they intend by creating certain forms, they often say, ‘It’s just an experiment...’ when they don’t have a better response.

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Does type design and typography allow an experimental approach at all? The alphabet is by its very nature dependent on and defined by conventions. Type design is not bound by convention is like a private language: both lack the ability to communicate.

Yet it is precisely the constraints of the alphabet which inspire many designers. A recent example is the work of Thomas Huot-Marchand, a French postgraduate student of type-design who investigates the limits of legibility while physically reducing the basic forms of the alphabet. Minuscule is his project of size-specific typography. While the letters for regular reading sizes are very close to the conventional book typefaces, each step down in size results in simplification of the letter shapes. In the extremely small sizes (2 pt) miniscule becomes an apstract reduction of the alphabet, free of all the details and ptical corrections which are usual for fonts designed for reading. HuotMarchand’s project builds upon the work of French ophthamologist Loius Emile Javal, who published similar research at the beginning of the 20th century. The practical contribution of both projects is limited, since the reading process is still guided by the physical limitations of the human eye, however, Huot-Marchand and Javal both investigate the constraints of legibility within which typography functions. The second dominant notion of experiment is The Typographic Experiment which was formulated

by Michael Worthington, a British designer and educator based in the USA: ‘True experimentation means to take risks.’ If taken literally, such a statement is of little value: immediately we would ask waht is at stake and typographers are really risking.

Worthington, however, is referring to the risk involved with not knowing the exact outcome of the experiment in which the designers are engaged. A similar definition is offered by the E.A.T. (Experiment and Typography) exhibition presenting 35 type designers and typographers from Czech Republic and Slovakia, which coincidentally will arrive in the Netherlands shortly. Alan Zaruba and Johanna Balusikova, the curators

of the E.A.T. put their focus on development and process when describing the conceopt of the exhibition: ‘The show focuses on the projects which document the development of the designer’s ideas. Attention is paid to the process of creating innovative solutions in the field of type design and typography, often engaging experimental processes as a means to approach unkown territory.’ An experiment in this sense is no preconceived idea of the outcome; it only sets out to determind a cause-and-effect relationship. As such, experimentation is a method of working which is contrary to production-oriented design, where the aim of the process is not to create something new, but to achieve an already known, pre-formulated result. Belgian designer Brecht Cuppens has created Sprawl, an experimental typeface based on cartography, which takes into account the density of population in Belgium. In Sprawl, the sulhouette of each letter is identical, so that when typed they lock into eachother. The fillings of the letters however varies according to the frequency of the use of the letter in the Dutch language. The most frequent letter, (e) represents the highest density of population.

The most infrequently used letter, (q), corresponds to the lowest density. Setting a sample text creates a Cuppens respresentation of the Belgian landscape. Another example of experiment as a process of creation without anticipation of the fixed result is an online project. Ortho-type Trio of authors, Enrico Bravi, Mikkel Crone Koser, and Paolo Palma, describe ortho-type as ‘an exercise in perception, a stimulus for the mind and the eye to pick out and process three-dimensional planes on a flat surface...’ Ortho-type is an online application of a typeface designed to recognizable in three-dimensions. In each view, the viewr can set any of the available variables: length, breadth, depth, thickness, color and rotation, and generate multiple variations of the model. The user can also generate those variations of the model. The user can also generate those variations as a traditional 2D PostScript font. Although this

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designers are engaged. A similar definition is offered by the E.A.T. (Experiment and Typography) exhibition presenting 35 type designers and typographers from Czech Republic and Slovakia, which coincidentally will arrive in the Netherlands shortly. Alan Zaruba and Johanna Balusikova, the curators of the E.A.T. put their focus on development and process when describing the conceopt of the exhibition: ‘The show focuses on the projects which document the development of the designer’s ideas. Attention is paid to the process of creating innovative solutions in the field of type design and typography, often engaging experimental processes as a means to approach unkown territory.’ An experiment in this sense is no preconceived idea of the outcome; it only sets out to determind a cause-and-effect relationship.

As such, experimentation is a method of working which is contrary to production-oriented design, where the aim of the process is not to create something new, but to achieve an already known, pre-formulated result. Belgian designer Brecht Cuppens has created Sprawl, an experimental typeface based on cartography, which takes into account the density of population in Belgium. In Sprawl, the sulhouette of each letter is identical, so that when typed they lock into eachother. The fillings of the letters however varies according to the frequency of the

and defined by conventions. Type design is not bound by convention is like a private language: both lack the ability to on and defined by conventions. Type design is not bound by convention is like a private language: both lack the ability to mmunicate. Yet it is precisely the constraints of the alphabet which inspire many designers. A recent example is the work communicate. Yet it is precisely the constraints of the alphabet which inspire many designers. A recent example is the work Thomas Huot-Marchand, a French postgraduate student of type-design who investigates the limits of legibility while of Thomas Huot-Marchand, a French postgraduate student of type-design who investigates the limits of legibility while sically reducing the basic forms of the alphabet. Minuscule is his project of size-specific typography. While the letters physically reducing the basic forms of the alphabet. Minuscule is his project of size-specific typography. While the letters regular reading sizes are very close to the conventional book typefaces, each step down in size results in simplification for regular reading sizes are very close to the conventional book typefaces, each step down in size results in simplification he letter shapes. In the extremely small sizes (2 pt) miniscule becomes an apstract reduction of the alphabet, free of the letter shapes. In the extremely small sizes (2 pt) miniscule becomes an apstract reduction of the alphabet, free all the details and ptical corrections which are usual for fonts designed for reading. Huot-Marchand’s project builds of all the details and ptical corrections which are usual for fonts designed for reading. Huot-Marchand’s project builds on the work of French ophthamologist Loius Emile Javal, who published similar research at the beginning of the 20th upon the work of French ophthamologist Loius Emile Javal, who published similar research at the beginning of the 20th tury. The practical contribution of both projects is limited, since the reading process is still guided by the physical century. The practical contribution of both projects is limited, since the reading process is still guided by the physical itations of the human eye, however, Huot-Marchand and Javal both investigate the constraints of legibility within which limitations of the human eye, however, Huot-Marchand and Javal both investigate the constraints of legibility within which ography functions. The second dominant notion of experiment is The Typographic Experiment which was formulated typography functions. The second dominant notion of experiment is The Typographic Experiment which was formulated Michael Worthington, a British designer and educator based in the USA: ‘True experimentation means to take risks.’ If by Michael Worthington, a British designer and educator based in the USA: ‘True experimentation means to take risks.’ If en literally, such a statement is of little value: immediately we would ask waht is at stake and typographers are really taken literally, such a statement is of little value: immediately we would ask waht is at stake and typographers are really king. Worthington, however, is referring to the risk involved with not knowing the exact outcome of the experiment in risking. Worthington, however, is referring to the risk involved with not knowing the exact outcome of the experiment in ch the designers are engaged. A similar definition is offered by the E.A.T. (Experiment and Typography) exhibition which the designers are engaged. A similar definition is offered by the E.A.T. (Experiment and Typography) exhibition senting 35 type designers and typographers from Czech Republic and Slovakia, which coincidentally will arrive in presenting 35 type designers and typographers from Czech Republic and Slovakia, which coincidentally will arrive in Netherlands shortly. Alan Zaruba and Johanna Balusikova, the curators of the E.A.T. put their focus on development the Netherlands shortly. Alan Zaruba and Johanna Balusikova, the curators of the E.A.T. put their focus on development process when describing the conceopt of the exhibition: ‘The show focuses on the projects which document the and process when describing the conceopt of the exhibition: ‘The show focuses on the projects which document the elopment of the designer’s ideas. Attention is paid to the process of creating innovative solutions in the field of type development of the designer’s ideas. Attention is paid to the process of creating innovative solutions in the field of type ign and typography, often engaging experimental processes as a means to approach unkown territory.’ An experiment design and typography, often engaging experimental processes as a means to approach unkown territory.’ An experiment his sense is no preconceived idea of the outcome; it only sets out to determind a cause-and-effect relationship. As in this sense is no preconceived idea of the outcome; it only sets out to determind a cause-and-effect relationship. As h, experimentation is a method of working which is contrary to production-oriented design, where the aim of the such, experimentation is a method of working which is contrary to production-oriented design, where the aim of the cess is not to create something new, but to achieve an already known, pre-formulated result. Belgian designer Brecht process is not to create something new, but to achieve an already known, pre-formulated result. Belgian designer Brecht ppens has created Sprawl, an experimental typeface based on cartography, which takes into account the density of Cuppens has created Sprawl, an experimental typeface based on cartography, which takes into account the density of pulation in Belgium. In Sprawl, the sulhouette of each letter is identical, so that when typed they lock into eachother. The population in Belgium. In Sprawl, the sulhouette of each letter is identical, so that when typed they lock into eachother. The ngs of the letters however varies according to the frequency of the use of the letter in the Dutch language. The most fillings of the letters however varies according to the frequency of the use of the letter in the Dutch language. The most quent letter, (e) represents the highest density of population. The most infrequently used letter, (q), corresponds frequent letter, (e) represents the highest density of population. The most infrequently used letter, (q), corresponds the lowest density. Setting a sample text creates a Cuppens respresentation of the Belgian landscape. Another to the lowest density. Setting a sample text creates a Cuppens respresentation of the Belgian landscape. Another mple of experiment as a process of creation without anticipation of the fixed result is an online project. Ortho-type example of experiment as a process of creation without anticipation of the fixed result is an online project. Ortho-type o of authors, Enrico Bravi, Mikkel Crone Koser, and Paolo Palma, describe ortho-type as ‘an exercise in perception, a Trio of authors, Enrico Bravi, Mikkel Crone Koser, and Paolo Palma, describe ortho-type as ‘an exercise in perception, a mulus for the mind and the eye to pick out and process three-dimensional planes on a flat surface...’ Ortho-type is an stimulus for the mind and the eye to pick out and process three-dimensional planes on a flat surface...’ Ortho-type is an ine application of a typeface designed to recognizable in three-dimensions. In each view, the viewr can set any of the online application of a typeface designed to recognizable in three-dimensions. In each view, the viewr can set any of the ilable variables: length, breadth, depth, thickness, color and rotation, and generate multiple variations of the model. available variables: length, breadth, depth, thickness, color and rotation, and generate multiple variations of the model. e user can also generate those variations of the model. The user can also generate those variations as a traditional 2D The user can also generate those variations of the model. The user can also generate those variations as a traditional 2D tScript font. Although this kind of experimental process has no commercial application, its results may feed into other PostScript font. Although this kind of experimental process has no commercial application, its results may feed into other eriments and be adapted to commercial activities. Once assimilated, the product is no longer experiemental. David experiments and be adapted to commercial activities. Once assimilated, the product is no longer experiemental. David son may have started his formal experiments out of curiousity, but now similar formal solutions have been adapted Carson may have started his formal experiments out of curiousity, but now similar formal solutions have been adapted commercial giants such as Nike, Pepsi, and Sony. Following this line, we can go further to suggest that no completed by commercial giants such as Nike, Pepsi, and Sony. Following this line, we can go further to suggest that no completed es type design and typography allow an experimental approach at all? The alphabet is by its very nature dependent Does type design and typography allow an experimental approach at all? The alphabet is by its very nature dependent and defined by conventions. Type design is not bound by convention is like a private language: both lack the ability to on and defined by conventions. Type design is not bound by convention is like a private language: both lack the ability to mmunicate. Yet it is precisely the constraints of the alphabet which inspire many designers. A recent example is the work communicate. Yet it is precisely the constraints of the alphabet which inspire many designers. A recent example is the work Thomas Huot-Marchand, a French postgraduate student of type-design who investigates the limits of legibility while of Thomas Huot-Marchand, a French postgraduate student of type-design who investigates the limits of legibility while sically reducing the basic forms of the alphabet. Minuscule is his project of size-specific typography. While the letters physically reducing the basic forms of the alphabet. Minuscule is his project of size-specific typography. While the letters regular reading sizes are very close to the conventional book typefaces, each step down in size results in simplification for regular reading sizes are very close to the conventional book typefaces, each step down in size results in simplification he letter shapes. In the extremely small sizes (2 pt) miniscule becomes an apstract reduction of the alphabet, free of the letter shapes. In the extremely small sizes (2 pt) miniscule becomes an apstract reduction of the alphabet, free all the details and ptical corrections which are usual for fonts designed for reading. Huot-Marchand’s project builds of all the details and ptical corrections which are usual for fonts designed for reading. Huot-Marchand’s project builds on the work of French ophthamologist Loius Emile Javal, who published similar research at the beginning of the 20th upon the work of French ophthamologist Loius Emile Javal, who published similar research at the beginning of the 20th tury. The practical contribution of both projects is limited, since the reading process is still guided by the physical century. The practical contribution of both projects is limited, since the reading process is still guided by the physical itations of the human eye, however, Huot-Marchand and Javal both investigate the constraints of legibility within which limitations of the human eye, however, Huot-Marchand and Javal both investigate the constraints of legibility within which ography functions. The second dominant notion of experiment is The Typographic Experiment which was formulated typography functions. The second dominant notion of experiment is The Typographic Experiment which was formulated Michael Worthington, a British designer and educator based in the USA: ‘True experimentation means to take risks.’ If by Michael Worthington, a British designer and educator based in the USA: ‘True experimentation means to take risks.’ If en literally, such a statement is of little value: immediately we would ask waht is at stake and typographers are really taken literally, such a statement is of little value: immediately we would ask waht is at stake and typographers are really king. Worthington, however, is referring to the risk involved with not knowing the exact outcome of the experiment in risking. Worthington, however, is referring to the risk involved with not knowing the exact outcome of the experiment in ch the designers are engaged. A similar definition is offered by the E.A.T. (Experiment and Typography) exhibition which the designers are engaged. A similar definition is offered by the E.A.T. (Experiment and Typography) exhibition senting 35 type designers and typographers from Czech Republic and Slovakia, which coincidentally will arrive in presenting 35 type designers and typographers from Czech Republic and Slovakia, which coincidentally will arrive in Netherlands shortly. Alan Zaruba and Johanna Balusikova, the curators of the E.A.T. put their focus on development the Netherlands shortly. Alan Zaruba and Johanna Balusikova, the curators of the E.A.T. put their focus on development process when describing the conceopt of the exhibition: ‘The show focuses on the projects which document the and process when describing the conceopt of the exhibition: ‘The show focuses on the projects which document the elopment of the designer’s ideas. Attention is paid to the process of creating innovative solutions in the field of type development of the designer’s ideas. Attention is paid to the process of creating innovative solutions in the field of type ign and typography, often engaging experimental processes as a means to approach unkown territory.’ An experiment design and typography, often engaging experimental processes as a means to approach unkown territory.’ An experiment his sense is no preconceived idea of the outcome; it only sets out to determind a cause-and-effect relationship. As in this sense is no preconceived idea of the outcome; it only sets out to determind a cause-and-effect relationship. As h, experimentation is a method of working which is contrary to production-oriented design, where the aim of the such, experimentation is a method of working which is contrary to production-oriented design, where the aim of the cess is not to create something new, but to achieve an already known, pre-formulated result. Belgian designer Brecht process is not to create something new, but to achieve an already known, pre-formulated result. Belgian designer Brecht ppens has created Sprawl, an experimental typeface based on cartography, which takes into account the density of Cuppens has created Sprawl, an experimental typeface based on cartography, which takes into account the density of pulation in Belgium. In Sprawl, the sulhouette of each letter is identical, so that when typed they lock into eachother. The population in Belgium. In Sprawl, the sulhouette of each letter is identical, so that when typed they lock into eachother. The ngs of the letters however varies according to the frequency of the use of the letter in the Dutch language. The most fillings of the letters however varies according to the frequency of the use of the letter in the Dutch language. The most quent letter, (e) represents the highest density of population. The most infrequently used letter, (q), corresponds frequent letter, (e) represents the highest density of population. The most infrequently used letter, (q), corresponds the lowest density. Setting a sample text creates a Cuppens respresentation of the Belgian landscape. Another to the lowest density. Setting a sample text creates a Cuppens respresentation of the Belgian landscape. Another mple of experiment as a process of creation without anticipation of the fixed result is an online project. Ortho-type example of experiment as a process of creation without anticipation of the fixed result is an online project. Ortho-type o of authors, Enrico Bravi, Mikkel Crone Koser, and Paolo Palma, describe ortho-type as ‘an exercise in perception, a Trio of authors, Enrico Bravi, Mikkel Crone Koser, and Paolo Palma, describe ortho-type as ‘an exercise in perception, a mulus for the mind and the eye to pick out and process three-dimensional planes on a flat surface...’ Ortho-type is an stimulus for the mind and the eye to pick out and process three-dimensional planes on a flat surface...’ Ortho-type is an ine application of a typeface designed to recognizable in three-dimensions. In each view, the viewr can set any of the online application of a typeface designed to recognizable in three-dimensions. In each view, the viewr can set any of the ilable variables: length, breadth, depth, thickness, color and rotation, and generate multiple variations of the model. available variables: length, breadth, depth, thickness, color and rotation, and generate multiple variations of the model. e user can also generate those variations of the model. The user can also generate those variations as a traditional 2D The user can also generate those variations of the model. The user can also generate those variations as a traditional 2D tScript font. Although this kind of experimental process has no commercial application, its results may feed into other PostScript font. Although this kind of experimental process has no commercial application, its results may feed into other eriments and be adapted to commercial activities. Once assimilated, the product is no longer experiemental. David experiments and be adapted to commercial activities. Once assimilated, the product is no longer experiemental. David son may have started his formal experiments out of curiousity, but now similar formal solutions have been adapted Carson may have started his formal experiments out of curiousity, but now similar formal solutions have been adapted commercial giants such as Nike, Pepsi, and Sony. Following this line, we can go further to suggest that no completed by commercial giants such as Nike, Pepsi, and Sony. Following this line, we can go further to suggest that no completed ject can be seriously considered experimental. It is experimental only in the process of its creation. When completed project can be seriously considered experimental. It is experimental only in the process of its creation. When completed nly becomes part of the body of work which it was meant to challenge. As soon as the experiment achieves its final it only becomes part of the body of work which it was meant to challenge. As soon as the experiment achieves its final m it can be named, categorized and analyzed according to any conventional system of classification and referencing. form it can be named, categorized and analyzed according to any conventional system of classification and referencing. es type design and typography allow an experimental approach at all? The alphabet is by its very nature dependent Does type design and typography allow an experimental approach at all? The alphabet is by its very nature dependent and defined by conventions. Type design is not bound by convention is like a private language: both lack the ability to on and defined by conventions. Type design is not bound by convention is like a private language: both lack the ability to mmunicate. Yet it is precisely the constraints of the alphabet which inspire many designers. A recent example is the work communicate. Yet it is precisely the constraints of the alphabet which inspire many designers. A recent example is the work Thomas Huot-Marchand, a French postgraduate student of type-design who investigates the limits of legibility while of Thomas Huot-Marchand, a French postgraduate student of type-design who investigates the limits of legibility while sically reducing the basic forms of the alphabet. Minuscule is his project of size-specific typography. While the letters physically reducing the basic forms of the alphabet. Minuscule is his project of size-specific typography. While the letters regular reading sizes are very close to the conventional book typefaces, each step down in size results in simplification for regular reading sizes are very close to the conventional book typefaces, each step down in size results in simplification he letter shapes. In the extremely small sizes (2 pt) miniscule becomes an apstract reduction of the alphabet, free of the letter shapes. In the extremely small sizes (2 pt) miniscule becomes an apstract reduction of the alphabet, free all the details and ptical corrections which are usual for fonts designed for reading. Huot-Marchand’s project builds of all the details and ptical corrections which are usual for fonts designed for reading. Huot-Marchand’s project builds on the work of French ophthamologist Loius Emile Javal, who published similar research at the beginning of the 20th upon the work of French ophthamologist Loius Emile Javal, who published similar research at the beginning of the 20th tury. The practical contribution of both projects is limited, since the reading process is still guided by the physical century. The practical contribution of both projects is limited, since the reading process is still guided by the physical itations of the human eye, however, Huot-Marchand and Javal both investigate the constraints of legibility within which limitations of the human eye, however, Huot-Marchand and Javal both investigate the constraints of legibility within which ography functions. The second dominant notion of experiment is The Typographic Experiment which was formulated typography functions. The second dominant notion of experiment is The Typographic Experiment which was formulated Michael Worthington, a British designer and educator based in the USA: ‘True experimentation means to take risks.’ If by Michael Worthington, a British designer and educator based in the USA: ‘True experimentation means to take risks.’ If en literally, such a statement is of little value: immediately we would ask waht is at stake and typographers are really taken literally, such a statement is of little value: immediately we would ask waht is at stake and typographers are really king. Worthington, however, is referring to the risk involved with not knowing the exact outcome of the experiment in risking. Worthington, however, is referring to the risk involved with not knowing the exact outcome of the experiment in ch the designers are engaged. A similar definition is offered by the E.A.T. (Experiment and Typography) exhibition which the designers are engaged. A similar definition is offered by the E.A.T. (Experiment and Typography) exhibition senting 35 type designers and typographers from Czech Republic and Slovakia, which coincidentally will arrive in presenting 35 type designers and typographers from Czech Republic and Slovakia, which coincidentally will arrive in Netherlands shortly. Alan Zaruba and Johanna Balusikova, the curators of the E.A.T. put their focus on development the Netherlands shortly. Alan Zaruba and Johanna Balusikova, the curators of the E.A.T. put their focus on development process when describing the conceopt of the exhibition: ‘The show focuses on the projects which document the and process when describing the conceopt of the exhibition: ‘The show focuses on the projects which document the elopment of the designer’s ideas. Attention is paid to the process of creating innovative solutions in the field of type development of the designer’s ideas. Attention is paid to the process of creating innovative solutions in the field of type ign and typography, often engaging experimental processes as a means to approach unkown territory.’ An experiment design and typography, often engaging experimental processes as a means to approach unkown territory.’ An experiment his sense is no preconceived idea of the outcome; it only sets out to determind a cause-and-effect relationship. As in this sense is no preconceived idea of the outcome; it only sets out to determind a cause-and-effect relationship. As h, experimentation is a method of working which is contrary to production-oriented design, where the aim of the such, experimentation is a method of working which is contrary to production-oriented design, where the aim of the cess is not to create something new, but to achieve an already known, pre-formulated result. Belgian designer Brecht process is not to create something new, but to achieve an already known, pre-formulated result. Belgian designer Brecht ppens has created Sprawl, an experimental typeface based on cartography, which takes into account the density of Cuppens has created Sprawl, an experimental typeface based on cartography, which takes into account the density of pulation in Belgium. In Sprawl, the sulhouette of each letter is identical, so that when typed they lock into eachother. The population in Belgium. In Sprawl, the sulhouette of each letter is identical, so that when typed they lock into eachother. The ngs of the letters however varies according to the frequency of the use of the letter in the Dutch language. The most fillings of the letters however varies according to the frequency of the use of the letter in the Dutch language. The most quent letter, (e) represents the highest density of population. The most infrequently used letter, (q), corresponds frequent letter, (e) represents the highest density of population. The most infrequently used letter, (q), corresponds the lowest density. Setting a sample text creates a Cuppens respresentation of the Belgian landscape. Another to the lowest density. Setting a sample text creates a Cuppens respresentation of the Belgian landscape. Another mple of experiment as a process of creation without anticipation of the fixed result is an online project. Ortho-type example of experiment as a process of creation without anticipation of the fixed result is an online project. Ortho-type o of authors, Enrico Bravi, Mikkel Crone Koser, and Paolo Palma, describe ortho-type as ‘an exercise in perception, a Trio of authors, Enrico Bravi, Mikkel Crone Koser, and Paolo Palma, describe ortho-type as ‘an exercise in perception, a mulus for the mind and the eye to pick out and process three-dimensional planes on a flat surface...’ Ortho-type is an stimulus for the mind and the eye to pick out and process three-dimensional planes on a flat surface...’ Ortho-type is an ine application of a typeface designed to recognizable in three-dimensions. 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Belgian designer Brecht Cuppens has created Sprawl, an experimental typeface based on cartography, which takes into account the nsity of population in Belgium. In Sprawl, the sulhouette of each letter is identical, so that when typed they lock into eachother. The fillings of the letters however varies according to the frequency of the use of the letter in the Dutch language. The most frequent letter, (e) represents the highest nsity of population. The most infrequently used letter, (q), corresponds to the lowest density. Setting a sample text creates a Cuppens respresentation of the Belgian landscape. Another example of experiment as a process of creation without anticipation of the fixed result is an online project. ho-type Trio of authors, Enrico Bravi, Mikkel Crone Koser, and Paolo Palma, describe ortho-type as ‘an exercise in perception, a stimulus for the mind and the eye to pick out and process three-dimensional planes on a flat surface...’ Ortho-type is an online application of a typeface designed to ognizable in three-dimensions. In each view, the viewr can set any of the available variables: length, breadth, depth, thickness, color and rotation, and generate multiple variations of the model. The user can also generate those variations of the model. The user can also generate those variations a traditional 2D PostScript font. Although this kind of experimental process has no commercial application, its results may feed into other experiments and be adapted to commercial activities. Once assimilated, the product is no longer experiemental. David Carson may have started his formal eriments out of curiousity, but now similar formal solutions have been adapted by commercial giants such as Nike, Pepsi, and Sony. Following this line, we can go further to suggest that no completed project can be seriously considered experimental. It is experimental only in the process of creation. When completed it only becomes part of the body of work which it was meant to challenge. As soon as the experiment achieves its final form it can be named, categorized and analyzed according to any conventional system of classification and referencing. A basic system for classifying efaces was devised in the nineteenth century, when printers sought to identify a heritage for their own craft analogous to that of art history. Humanist letterforms are closely connected to calligraphy and the movement of the hand. Combining typefaces is like making a salad. Starting with a small mber of elements representing different colors, tastes, and textures. Strive for contrast rather than harmony, looking for emphatic differences rather than mushy transitions. Give each ingredient a role to play: sweet tomatoes, crunchy cucumbers, and the pungent shock of an occasional anchovy. en mixing typefaces on the same line, designers usually adjust the point size so that the x-heights align. When placing typefaces on seperate lines, it often makes sense to create contrast in scale as well as style or weight. Lining numerals to take up uniform widths of space, enabling the numbers to e up when tabulated in columns. They were introduced in the turn of the century to meet the needs of modern business. Lining numerals are the same height as capital letters, so they sometimes look bulky when appearing in running text. Non-lining numerals, also called text or old style numerals, e ascenders and descenders, like lowercase letters. 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Does type design and typography allow an experimental approach at all? The alphabet is by its very nature dependent on and defined by conventions. Type design is not bound by convention is like a private language: both lack the ability to communicate. Yet it is precisely the constraints of the alphabet which inspire many designers.

A recent example is the work of Thomas Huot-Marchand, a French postgraduate student of type-design who investigates the limits of legibility while physically reducing the basic forms of the alphabet. Minuscule is his project of size-specific typography. While the letters for regular reading sizes are very close to the conventional book typefaces, each step down in size results in simplification of the letter shapes. In the extremely small sizes (2 pt) miniscule becomes an apstract reduction of the alphabet, free of all the details and ptical corrections which are usual for fonts designed for reading. Huot-Marchand’s project builds upon the work of French ophthamologist Loius Emile Javal, who published similar research at the beginning of the 20th century. The practical contribution of both projects is limited, since the reading process is still guided by the physical limitations of the human eye, however, Huot-Marchand and Javal both investigate the constraints of legibility within which typography functions.

The second dominant notion of experiment is The Typographic Experiment which was formulated by Michael Worthington, a British designer and educator based in the USA: ‘True experimentation means to take risks.’ If taken literally, such a statement is of little value: immediately we would ask waht is at stake and typographers are really risking. Worthington, however, is referring to the risk involved with not knowing the exact outcome of the experiment in which the designers are engaged. A similar definition is offered by the E.A.T. (Experiment and Typography) exhibition presenting 35 type designers and typographers from Czech Republic and Slovakia, which coincidentally will arrive in the Netherlands shortly. Alan Zaruba and Johanna Balusikova, the curators of the E.A.T. put their focus on development and process when describing the conceopt of the exhibition: ‘The show focuses on the projects which document the development of the designer’s ideas. Attention is paid to the process of creating innovative solutions in the field of type design and typography, often engaging experimental processes as a means to approach unkown territory.’ An experiment in this sense is no preconceived idea of the outcome; it only sets out to determind a cause-and-effect relationship. As such, experimentation is a method of working which is contrary to production-oriented design, where the aim of the process is not to create something new, but to achieve an already known, pre-formulated result. Belgian designer Brecht Cuppens has created Sprawl, an experimental typeface based on cartography, which takes into account the density of population in Belgium. In Sprawl, the sulhouette of each letter is identical, so that when typed they lock into eachother. The fillings of the letters however varies according to the frequency of the use of the letter in the Dutch language. The most frequent letter, (e) represents the highest density of population. The most infrequently used letter, (q), corresponds to the lowest density. Setting a sample text creates a Cuppens respresentation of the Belgian landscape. Another example of experiment as a process of creation without anticipation of the fixed result is an online project.

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Will the letters be serif or sans serif? Will they be modular or organic? Will you construct them geometrically or base them on handwriting?

Will you work with historic research material or invent characters more or less from scratch?

You can control the spacing of the typeface by adding black areas next to each character as well as creating kerning pairs that determine the distance between particular characters.

Producing a typeface is an enormous task.

However, for people with a knack for drawing letterforms, the process is hugely rewarding.

Does type design and typography allow an experimental approach at all? The alphabet is by its very nature dependent on and defined by conventions. Type design is not bound by convention is like a private language: both lack the ability to communicate. Yet it is precisely the constraints of the alphabet which inspire many designers. A recent example is the work of Thomas Huot-Marchand, a French postgraduate student of type-design who investigates the limits of legibility while physically reducing the basic forms of the alphabet. Minuscule is his project of size-specific typography. While the letters for regular reading sizes are very close to the conventional book typefaces, each step down in size results in simplification of the letter shapes. In the extremely small sizes (2 pt) miniscule becomes an apstract reduction of the alphabet, free of all the details and ptical corrections which are usual for fonts designed for reading. Huot-Marchand’s project builds upon the work of French ophthamologist Loius Emile Javal, who published similar research at the beginning of the 20th century. The practical contribution of both projects is limited, since the reading process is still guided by the physical limitations of the human eye, however, Huot-Marchand and Javal both investigate the constraints of legibility within which typography functions. The second dominant notion of experiment is The Typographic Experiment which was formulated by Michael Worthington, a British designer and educator based in the USA: ‘True experimentation means to take risks.’ If taken literally, such a statement is of little value: immediately we would ask waht is at stake and typographers are really risking. Worthington, however, is referring to the risk involved with not knowing the exact outcome of the experiment in which the designers are engaged. A similar definition is offered by the E.A.T. (Experiment and Typography) exhibition presenting 35 type designers and typographers from Czech Republic and Slovakia, which coincidentally will arrive in the Netherlands shortly. Alan Zaruba and Johanna Balusikova, the curators of the E.A.T. put their focus on development and process

Does type design and typography allow an experimental approach at all? The alphabet is by its very nature dependent on and defined by conventions. Type design is not bound by convention is like a private language: both lack the ability to communicate. Yet it is precisely the constraints of the alphabet which inspire many designers. A recent example is the work of Thomas Huot-Marchand, a French postgraduate student of type-design who investigates the limits of legibility while physically reducing the basic forms of the alphabet. Minuscule is his project of size-specific typography. While the letters for regular reading sizes are very close to the conventional book typefaces, each step down in size results in simplification of the letter shapes. In the extremely small sizes (2 pt) miniscule becomes an apstract reduction of the alphabet, free of all the details and ptical corrections which are usual for fonts designed for reading. Huot-Marchand’s project builds upon the work of French ophthamologist Loius Emile Javal, who published similar research at the beginning of the 20th century. The practical contribution of both projects is limited, since the reading process is still guided by the physical limitations of the human eye, however, Huot-Marchand and Javal both investigate the constraints of legibility within which typography functions. The second dominant notion of experiment is The Typographic Experiment which was formulated by Michael Worthington, a British designer and educator based in the USA: ‘True experimentation means to take risks.’ If taken literally, such a statement is of little value: immediately we would ask waht is at stake and typographers are really risking. Worthington, however, is referring to the risk involved with not knowing the exact outcome of the experiment in which the designers are engaged. A similar definition is offered by the E.A.T. (Experiment and Typography) exhibition presenting 35 type designers and typographers from Czech Republic and Slovakia, which coincidentally will arrive in the Netherlands shortly. Alan Zaruba and Johanna Balusikova, the curators of the E.A.T. put their focus on development and process

Does type design and typography allow an experimental approach at all? The alphabet is by its very nature dependent on and defined by conventions. Type design is not bound by convention is like a private language: both lack the ability to communicate. Yet it is precisely the constraints of the alphabet which inspire many designers. A recent example is the work of Thomas Huot-Marchand, a French postgraduate student of type-design who investigates the limits of legibility while physically reducing the basic forms of the alphabet. Minuscule is his project of size-specific typography. While the letters for regular reading sizes are very close to the conventional book typefaces, each step down in size results in simplification of the letter shapes. In the extremely small sizes (2 pt) miniscule becomes an apstract reduction of the alphabet, free of all the details and ptical corrections which are usual for fonts designed for reading. Huot-Marchand’s project builds upon the work of French ophthamologist Loius Emile Javal, who published similar research at the beginning of the 20th century. The practical contribution of both projects is limited, since the reading process is still guided by the physical limitations of the human eye, however, Huot-Marchand and Javal both investigate the constraints of legibility within which typography functions. The second dominant notion of experiment is The Typographic Experiment which was formulated by Michael Worthington, a British designer and educator based in the USA: ‘True experimentation means to take risks.’ If taken literally, such a statement is of little value: immediately we would ask waht is at stake and typographers are really risking. Worthington, however, is referring to the risk involved with not knowing the exact outcome of the experiment in which the designers are engaged. A similar definition is offered by the E.A.T. (Experiment and Typography) exhibition presenting 35 type designers and typographers from Czech Republic and Slovakia, which coincidentally will arrive in the Netherlands shortly. Alan Zaruba and Johanna Balusikova, the curators of the E.A.T. put their focus on development and process

Does type design and typography allow an experimental approach at all? The alphabet is by its very nature dependent on and defined by conventions. Type design is not bound by convention is like a private language: both lack the ability to communicate. Yet it is precisely the constraints of the alphabet which inspire many designers. A recent example is the work of Thomas Huot-Marchand, a French postgraduate student of type-design who investigates the limits of legibility while physically reducing the basic forms of the alphabet. Minuscule is his project of size-specific typography. While the letters for regular reading sizes are very close to the conventional book typefaces, each step down in size results in simplification of the letter shapes. In the extremely small sizes (2 pt) miniscule becomes an apstract reduction of the alphabet, free of all the details and ptical corrections which are usual for fonts designed for reading. Huot-Marchand’s project builds upon the work of French ophthamologist Loius Emile Javal, who published similar research at the beginning of the 20th century. The practical contribution of both projects is limited, since the reading process is still guided by the physical limitations of the human eye, however, Huot-Marchand and Javal both investigate the constraints of legibility within which typography functions. The second dominant notion of experiment is The Typographic Experiment which was formulated by Michael Worthington, a British designer and educator based in the USA: ‘True experimentation means to take risks.’ If taken literally, such a statement is of little value: immediately we would ask waht is at stake and typographers are really risking. Worthington, however, is referring to the risk involved with not knowing the exact outcome of the experiment in which the designers are engaged. A similar definition is offered by the E.A.T. (Experiment and Typography) exhibition presenting 35 type designers and typographers from Czech Republic and Slovakia, which coincidentally will arrive in the Netherlands shortly. Alan Zaruba and Johanna Balusikova, the curators of the E.A.T. put their focus on development and process

Does type design and typography allow an experimental approach at all? The alphabet is by its very nature dependent on and defined by conventions. Type design is not bound by convention is like a private language: both lack the ability to communicate. Yet it is precisely the constraints of the alphabet which inspire many designers. A recent example is the work of Thomas Huot-Marchand, a French postgraduate student of type-design who investigates the limits of legibility while physically reducing the basic forms of the alphabet. Minuscule is his project of size-specific typography. While the letters for regular reading sizes are very close to the conventional book typefaces, each step down in size results in simplification of the letter shapes. In the extremely small sizes (2 pt) miniscule becomes an apstract reduction of the alphabet, free of all the details and ptical corrections which are usual for fonts designed for reading. Huot-Marchand’s project builds upon the work of French ophthamologist Loius Emile Javal, who published similar research at the beginning of the 20th century. The practical contribution of both projects is limited, since the reading process is still guided by the physical limitations of the human eye, however, Huot-Marchand and Javal both investigate the constraints of legibility within which typography functions. The second dominant notion of experiment is The Typographic Experiment which was formulated by Michael Worthington, a British designer and educator based in the USA: ‘True experimentation means to take risks.’ If taken literally, such a statement is of little value: immediately we would ask waht is at stake and typographers are really risking. Worthington, however, is referring to the risk involved with not knowing the exact outcome of the experiment in which the designers are engaged. A similar definition is offered by the E.A.T. (Experiment and Typography) exhibition presenting 35 type designers and typographers from Czech Republic and Slovakia, which coincidentally will arrive in the Netherlands shortly. Alan Zaruba and Johanna Balusikova, the curators of the E.A.T. put their focus on development and process

Does type design and typography allow an experimental approach at all? The alphabet is by its very nature dependent on and defined by conventions. Type design is not bound by convention is like a private language: both lack the ability to communicate. Yet it is precisely the constraints of the alphabet which inspire many designers. A recent example is the work of Thomas Huot-Marchand, a French postgraduate student of type-design who investigates the limits of legibility while physically reducing the basic forms of the alphabet. Minuscule is his project of size-specific typography. While the letters for regular reading sizes are very close to the conventional book typefaces, each step down in size results in simplification of the letter shapes. In the extremely small sizes (2 pt) miniscule becomes an apstract reduction of the alphabet, free of all the details and ptical corrections which are usual for fonts designed for reading. Huot-Marchand’s project builds upon the work of French ophthamologist Loius Emile Javal, who published similar research at the beginning of the 20th century. The practical contribution of both projects is limited, since the reading process is still guided by the physical limitations of the human eye, however, Huot-Marchand and Javal both investigate the constraints of legibility within which typography functions. The second dominant notion of experiment is The Typographic Experiment which was formulated by Michael Worthington, a British designer and educator based in the USA: ‘True experimentation means to take risks.’ If taken literally, such a statement is of little value: immediately we would ask waht is at stake and typographers are really risking. Worthington, however, is referring to the risk involved with not knowing the exact outcome of the experiment in which the designers are engaged. A similar definition is offered by the E.A.T. (Experiment and Typography) exhibition presenting 35 type designers and typographers from Czech Republic and Slovakia, which coincidentally will arrive in the Netherlands shortly. Alan Zaruba and Johanna Balusikova, the curators of the E.A.T. put their focus on development and process

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