Modular Typefaces: Grid Systems

TASK 1

50X 4 letter word; FUNK.

Experimentation with weight, proportion and density. Keeping a rule for fluency throughout the typeface. Introduce decay, distortion, randomness, repetition. Use circles and squares, serifs and black-letter.

I found creating continuity in the word 'FUNK' hard as the 'N' and 'K' both use diagonal lines that became repellent to the rule.

Scan of a particularly effective grid ↴

Using other materials ↴

 [obscured using photocopier]

I then experimented with using objects to create a modular typeface. I did two versions; the objects still, and the objects falling. For the cubes, I layered these different versions over each other, using different effects to merge them together.

I used different tones of counters to create the letters to increase readability. Layering the two versions over each other would have been to chaotic so I kept them separate.