Archeology of Consequent Forms

“Archeology of Consequent Forms”

In its constituting structure, AI’s ability to recognize patterns in vast amounts of data should allow us to distill the historical and formal development of typefaces, recognize the patterns and tendencies in their evolution, and thus give us a glimpse into potential future consequences.

Still, these technologies are in their infant state and so it is up to the humans to curate the results, in order to discern noises in the “intention” patterns of the machine, dig away at the “dirt,” and reveal the true shape of the artefacts. The project “Archeology of Consequent Forms” tries to understand this relationship and how AI models could become a part of the type design discipline.

Project initiated at BA Visual Communication ZHdK
Mentoring: Giliane Cachin, Marietta Eugster, David Keshavjee

Available at www.maxitype.com
By Orlando Brunner, Published by Maxitype and VC-Edition, 2024
Sewn Bound Softcover, 328 pages
21 × 29.7 cm
B/W offset print
Edition of 800 copies