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Typeface design: mind/machine
Max Kisman
Rob Carter
Henk Groenendijk
Virginia Commonwealth University
This project was launched by Max Kisman
as part of a visiting lecture series. Because of
the short length of his visit, the project was
completed under the tutelage of Rob Carter
and Henk Groenendijk. Students were asked
to design a typeface based on the concept
mind/machine. Kisman's premise that “an
alphabet can be anything and anything can be
an alphabet,” encouraged students to pursue
open-ended and unique designs. Typefaces
derived from a variety of methods and tools
were realized using font design software
(Figs.
11-74
and
11-77
). Other components of
the project include a short movie about each
typeface (Figs.
11-75
and
11-78
) and a folder
containing specimens and a poster (Figs.
11-76
and
11-79
). The two examples shown
are the typefaces Alphemotibots and
Franklin Zombie.
11-74
11-74 to 11-76
Designer: Erin Hall
11-75
11-76
11-77 to 11-79
Designer: Ginny Winston
11-77
11-78
11-79
