Organic typography

This was a university typography project completed in 2018. Instead of drawing letters digitally, I wanted to see whether a complete alphabet could be built from a fragile physical material.

I broke light-bulb glass onto black card, arranged each letterform by hand and photographed it separately. The uneven edges, gaps and differences between letters remained part of the alphabet.

The individual photographs were organised into a complete alphabet and used in a poster. There was no digital font file; the project was about material, composition and photographic consistency.

It is an early example of a method I still use: define a rule, work within it and allow the material to influence the result.