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Alaina Chambers
Dimensional Typography
Fall 2003

The purpose of this project was to examine the role of dimensional typography and then create a 26-character three-dimensional typeface. I decided to create a typeface out of found objects. Scouring Austin I looked over parking lots, sidewalks, driveways, and any large area of concrete that had cracks resembling letters of the alphabet. I then created a mold of the crack and, once dry, was able to pull the mold off bringing with it dirt, grass, and trash from the crack that, in part, helped to create each letter.