MODULAR TYPOGRAPHY

systems divided into smaller parts

Design Approach

Interesting that some modular types place emphasis on the system from which they were designed, such as the circular typeface, while others erase the evidence of how it is structured. I feel the typefaces that maintain their systems as part of the type’s composition are the most engaging as it not only shows an aesthetically pleasing type, but also the process from which it was created from. This makes the viewer appreciate the type far more. Between the 2D and the 3D types, I also feel the extra dimension in latter brings another layer to the type and therefore also makes it more interactive and intriguing for someone to play with. This also helps the viewer understand the type face more, as they create it themselves with the system the designer has produced.

It might be handy to play around with different graph papers, such as hexagonal paper, logarithmic paper or 3D graph paper as a way of introducing myself to how I can produce type through these. From there could experiment with making these into a 3D system? 

Many of the modular types I have seen rely on the use of lines and simple positive space, inverting this idea and focussing more on negative space in this project may make it harder and therefore an interesting challenge. I think negative space also enables the typeface to be of a more bold and distinct quality, which makes it a louder outcome – a style I really like.