Digital Design Theory by Helen Armstrong

Author:Helen Armstrong [Armstrong, Helen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Published: 2016-04-11T04:00:00+00:00

ERIK VAN BLOKLAND

Interview in Processing 2007

There are software programs that will interpret between the various existing measurement systems, but the conversions are performed internally. So two centimeters will inevitably output as 2.0001 or 1.9999 centimeters; it never works precisely. Randomness will always exist. There is definitely not going to be a universal set of standards for type and typography. Maybe randomness is an inevitable result of human behavior. Gutenberg’s letters came out looking slightly different each time they were printed. Letters wore out, some got damaged, the impression onto the paper differed. However, overall the printed results had a vibrant and human quality. At some point during the development of type and typography, the graphic design industry decided that is was necessary to improve upon the “quality” of printing and type. In the process, due to economic and commercial considerations, much vitality was lost. We believe that the computer, although considered by many to be cold and impersonal, can bring back some of these lost qualities. RandomFont is our contribution to this idea.

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