incognita specimen
specimen project for the incognita font/language. the global artistic direction's goal is to create a neutral atmosphere to let the font's form express itself, without any evocation of the latin letters. the book begins with large letters close-ups, followed by enigmatic texts about subconscious among others, ended with details of some of my paintings containing incognita.
To enrich my universe, in addition to the paintings and other media such as masks, I have designed a font, unknown and illegible at first sight, for use in encrypting messages in my images. It was also made to sense the meaning of the character by its form and not by its substance. As we are in the subconscious, the world is completely different from that of the conscious mind, and this is achieved through language. It is part of my principal artistic practice as field of experimentation around type design. I use different type drawing techniques to create different sort of Incognita that have different expression and utilities.
linked to
the unknown world
fonderie soleil
credits
design, type design, photography, painting
Thibaut Cudré-Mauroux
printing and binding
Bookfactory
2023
incognita specimen
specimen project for the incognita font/language. the global artistic direction's goal is to create a neutral atmosphere to let the font's form express itself, without any evocation of the latin letters. the book begins with large letters close-ups, followed by enigmatic texts about subconscious among others, ended with details of some of my paintings containing incognita.
To enrich my universe, in addition to the paintings and other media such as masks, I have designed a font, unknown and illegible at first sight, for use in encrypting messages in my images. It was also made to sense the meaning of the character by its form and not by its substance. As we are in the subconscious, the world is completely different from that of the conscious mind, and this is achieved through language. It is part of my principal artistic practice as field of experimentation around type design. I use different type drawing techniques to create different sort of Incognita that have different expression and utilities.
linked to
the unknown world
fonderie soleil
credits
design, type design, photography, painting
Thibaut Cudré-Mauroux
printing and binding
Bookfactory
2023