This is a selection of digitally generated variations of the letter ‘X’ using Processing. The tool is built on the principles of parametric design, which can generate an infinite number of variations. Each of these experimental letterforms is created from the same origin by changing the existing parameters of the base form. The functionality of the letters was not the focus of this exercise; rather, the focus was laid on the range of expressions.
Book for the Hospice of St. Lazarus (Pilsen, Czech Republic)
The topic of my Master’s thesis was the creation of an original book titled “Prolínání” in collaboration with the St. Lazarus Hospice. The book portrays the life journey of patients with incurable diseases, from the moment of diagnosis to the period after death. The text focuses on the daily life of patients, their emotions, relationships with staff, and experiences they undergo during their stay. The book also describes the functioning of the hospice as a medical facility providing nursing care to patients and their families. The aim of this work is to present readers with a deeper insight into the subject matter and promote an open and sensitive approach to discussing death and dying.
PYRY
PYRY is an artistic book about preserving the feeling of coldness.
Photographs were taken in the Arctic Circle, printed on thin paper using the environmentally friendly RISO printer. Frozen in water, resulting 1kg pages separated by transparent pages with critical text fragments & combined by a semipermeable textile.
By using ice as material, the book aims to convey the transience and fragility of its contents. Unlike other books, this one must be kept constantly below 0°C. The effort involved is symbolic of the effort that must – but absolutely should – be taken to preserve the beauty of the cold and the impact it has on our ecosystem.
thegloryholecircus
Inspired by ballroom- and hiphop flyers from the eighties, I wanted to create a typeface that in itself invites to an inclusive and worry-free environment, with room for pure expression, breaking away from the norms.
life changes
life is a combination of tough problems and people you see hope through.
CASE-M
CASE-M is a variable display font which contains the lower case letter and the upper case letter as the variable axis. Due to the interpolation from one extreme to the other, the „mid case letter“ is formed. CASE-M is based on a circular grid, which gives the font its organic attribute fitting to the process of growing.
Densità
When Words Become Form, Écritures Plastiques
When Words Become Form, Écritures Plastiques is the catalogue of the homonymous exhibition that happened at Le Botanique in Brussels from April 22 to May 13. The catalogue showcases the work of a selection of artists from the ‘Art(s) & écriture(s)’ interdisciplinary module at ENSAV La Cambre, a visual arts and design university in Belgium. The exhibition was co-curated by Jean-Baptiste Carobolante and François de Coninck. The design of the catalogue seeks to highlight the work of the artists, with a rather compact format (180×240 mm) and by enhancing the writing portions of the book, notably with the use of the Adelphe, an inclusive writing open-source typeface made by Eugénie Bidaut.
BUNK.A.I.R
Visual Identity.
BUNK.a.i.r. is a group of Chilean/ Dutch artists/ designers.
Open to international visual artists, is an experimental art laboratory, a nuclear test site for creativity, initiating and supporting cross disciplinary art projects.
The purpose of BUNK.a.i.r. is the creation of temporary and permanent art projects, presented through various physical and virtual global platforms to worldwide audiences.
Leo Enemy Artwork 006
Type illustrations representing each track from the EP by Leo Enemy called ‘No Hero’.
Leo Enemy Artwork 005
Type illustrations representing each track from the EP by Leo Enemy called ‘No Hero’.
Leo Enemy Artwork 004
Type illustrations representing each track from the EP by Leo Enemy called ‘No Hero’.
TYYYPOëzie
This series of (moving) posters was created for a TYYYPOëzie project organized by Graphic Matters showing collaboration between designers and contemporary Dutch poets. In order to render the poignant lines from Elianne van Elderen’s two poems, Aleksandra let her subconsciousness do the work and developed a lettering style which she prefers to describe as awkward, reckless, naive, wild, inconvenient, genuine, and potent. This lettering style is Aleksandra’s take on adolescence, which Elianne often reflects upon in her texts, and memories of which Aleksandra savours from the safe distance of her current age.
Leo Enemy Artwork 003
Type illustrations representing each track from the EP by Leo Enemy called ‘No Hero’.
Leo Enemy Artwork 002
Type illustrations representing each track from the EP by Leo Enemy called ‘No Hero’.
Leo Enemy Artwork 001
Type illustrations representing each track from the EP by Leo Enemy called ‘No Hero’.
Climbing 001
Type illustrations inspired by climbing.
untitled (cassette tape)
This book’s project was inspired by the original cassette tape that Eder (author of the text) gave to Germano many years ago. The tape’s insert contained a description of one of his dreams. On the original tape, on both the A and B side, a long classical song that started and stopped suddenly. Inspired by the original object and the text that follows at its end for endless repetition, we created an accordion book in the format of a cassette tape. It comes in a cassette case and its text is arranged in the form of a long line, reminiscent of the magnetic cassette from the tape.
Climbing 002
Type illustrations inspired by climbing.
Nomad Smear
Skateboard design for the brand Nomad adding different illustration effects to typography.
Liana variable font
The variable font Liana was designed by Aleksandra Samulenkova and Just van Rossum for Typojanchi 2019. They started their “Liana” project with a lighthearted approach: algorithmically drawing spirally stalks over elegantly handdrawn stems. After a while, though, the new letterforms started to overgrow their hosts, and nearly suffocated their makers, who faced engineering a font with 162 masters, which at 16 MB is barely able to support ten characters. Just enough to set the words “Лиана” (Cyrillic) and “Liana” (Latin).
Automat
Automat is a variable typeface system that offers a modular and grid-based approach to typography. It draws upon the works of designers such as Wim Crouwel and Karl Gerstner during the 1960s and 1970s, as well as later digital reinterpretations from the 1990s. This system provides a unique blend of influences that offer a new perspective on typography.
The primary goal of Automat is to complement the work of its predecessors by enabling designers to manipulate the typeface seamlessly within a broad design framework. With two adjustable axes, the system offers a wide design space that can lead to unique and unconventional compositions. Automat provides a fresh perspective on typography that
Felix Kolmer – A Promise (Slib)
Documentary photographer Libor Fojtík has photographed 99 years old Felix Kolmer – the Boy Scout, a Holocaust survivor and Professor of Acoustics –, as well as his environment and activities, in the past five years. Swiss binded book with book cloth and embroidery on the cover of Felix Kolmer’s monogram.
Nomad Chain
Skateboard design for the brand Nomad adding different illustration effects to typography.