Diverse Typeface as Drawing Tool, 2008
Poster, offset lithography (3-color process, spot gloss varnish), 700x1000 mm

Self-Initiated project for New Typeface System for N-Generation

This poster has been awarded Certificate of Typographic Excellence in Type Directors Club's TDC54, the 21st International Poster Biennale, Warsaw 2008 competitive exhibition for the Henryk Tomaszewski Golden Debut as Qualified Debutants, winner from :Output Award 2008, Semifinalist from Adobe Design Achievement Awards

Herbert Bayer’s “Universal” is a famous modern typeface. It is only consisted of “straight line” and “circle”. But it does not totally get out of a hand writing from old age. In spite of this, his concept of typeface is interesting untill now because of geometric foundation and synthetic construction of letters which is made of a few basic elements. However, limitation of “Universal” is that it can’t express various style of universal people. The real meaning of universal is various style not just one. So I propose new ways of various expression of letter more than “Universal”. It is called as “Diverse”.

Booklet, 210x297mm, Manual of Diverse
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