Mia Cinelli: This Being Said
Artist Statement
In the age of emojis, type and image work in tandem to bolster our typographic voices, conveying our wide range of emotions. What if, in lieu of relying on smiley-faces and eggplants to make our point, new punctuation could formally articulate the meaning of a message as conveyed through gesture and expression? Much like written music relies on specific symbols to designate key, volume, pacing and pauses, I believe new letterforms— inspired by facial expressions, hand gestures, and metaphors— could better inform our visual inflection. I propose a new set of characters to supplement our existing typefaces, attempting to make the rich complexities of verbal (and nonverbal) conversation visible.
The field of speculative design imagines design solutions as a kind of fiction—creating new ideas, outcomes, or futures. These suggested characters aim to prompt a larger discussion: what is the role of speculative design in typography, and how might these pursuits advance communication?
The field of speculative design imagines design solutions as a kind of fiction—creating new ideas, outcomes, or futures. These suggested characters aim to prompt a larger discussion: what is the role of speculative design in typography, and how might these pursuits advance communication?
Gallery of Images
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