My roll on the design was to take the designs created by Johnson Banks and along with the help of my student Jason Taylor create all the 3d designs and prototypes for the project using a combination of Solidworks, Rhino, Autocad and 3D studio max to complete the project.įor each of the letters ‘A’ through ‘Z’, the designers selected a typeface beginning with that character, which is used in the sculptural work. We really wanted to test and showcase the in-house 3D prototyping skills and technology, so we went to work creating a typographic project calling it Arkitypo. The project came about from a discussion between the consultancy who designed the Ravensbournes logo and the college. Here is an animation of each letter, that illustrates the dimensional aspect and complex structure that can only be created through 3D printing. The idea was originally developed as a means of testing and showcasing the school’s in-house 3D prototyping technology. Some are obvious, some are not so obvious. It is called Arkitypo and we asked Jon to fill us in on the details.Įach of the letters tell the history of the letter and the typeface in its own uniquely designed way. He created and fabricated all 26 of the 3D letters for the collaboration project between Ravensbourne and Johnson Banks Design agency. Jon Fidler of Anything3D was the digital artist on the project. Ravensbourne, the UK-based digital media university, adores typeface and 3D fabrication as much as you do, so it only seemed natural to illustrate the history of typefaces with the 26 letters of the English alphabet. If you’ve often dreamt of iconic typefaces exploding from your chest as you vocalize a Shakespearean sonnet, the idea of printing out an 3-dimensional representation of your monologue may sound attractive.
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