Our eyes have been trained to recognise letterforms as positive forms. Does legibility remain when letterforms are created within negative space?
Il/legible Type explores this relationship of form through a calligraphic type system — base letterform strokes are constant, in combination with custom expressive strokes. The unpredictability and imperfections of silkscreen printing and embossing simulate the variation of form in hand-written calligraphic script. Three weights; light, medium and bold were developed to challenge the viewer’s tolerance of space in deciphering the form.
Recognition:
— AUT University RAW Exhibition, 2011 (Auckland, New Zealand)
— The New Zealand Best Design Awards, Gold Pin, 2012
— Talente Exhibition, 2013 (Munich, Germany)