Experimental Typography
  • An experimental typography project that uses Oobleck to represent speech through dynamic sculptures captured on film. The Oobleck fluid is filmed reacting to the sound of each letter of the alphabet and the result is a motion typeface that is intangible, just like language; the characters exist fleetingly, before fading in to obscurity, just as speech does. Played back to back the videos create words and each letter is filmed from the side and above.
  • The letter E from the side
  • The letter A from above
  • The letter A from the side
  • The letter E from above
Description
Neekatave
Dynamic Sound Sculpture

Neekatave is the result of an experimental typography project. The concept was visualising spoken language. Each letter of the alphabet was assigned a sound frequency, which, when played through a speaker, caused a dynamic, sculptural reaction from the non-newtonian fluid (Oobleck). Each response was filmed and 26 videos created, each a visual representation of a specific letter of the alphabet. Because the project seeks to visualise spoken language which is intrinsically dynamic, Neekatave is never intended to exist as a static image.
Fields
Typography, Graphic Design, Film
Date
2012