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Pliant Type : Development And Temporal Manipulation Of Expressive, Malleable Typography Item Info
- Title:
- Pliant Type : Development And Temporal Manipulation Of Expressive, Malleable Typography
- Granting Institution:
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Author:
- Cho, Peter
- Advisor:
- Maeda, John
- Committee Members:
- Griffith, Peter
- Level:
- Bachelor’s
- Discipline:
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Date Created:
- 1997-05-01
- Subjects:
- Mechanical Engineering
- Keywords:
- Mechanical Engineering
- Location:
- Massachusetts
- Abstract:
- Text is not limited to static presentation in digital communication. Past research into temporal typography has focused on changing the size, orientation, color, and position of typographic forms while keeping the letterforms themselves intact. This thesis proposes pliant type as an area of study within temporal typography in which letterforms are malleable shapes which can move in expressive ways. This thesis presents a shape representation for type which allows the manipulation of typographic shapes on a basic level. Two shape representations have been implemented: outline and skeletal. In pliant type design experiments, letterforms are created using a shape builder. These shapes then are manipulated through interaction with the user and with computational engines. Pliant type suggests new ideas for expressive visual communication. The research contributes to a broader understanding of temporal typographic design.
- Format:
- Language:
- eng
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Pliant Type : Development And Temporal Manipulation Of Expressive, Malleable Typography", Typography Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection, INFO663 Team 2 Spring 2025
- Reference Link:
- https://info663-sp25.github.io//team2/items/etd015.html
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