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Barry Spencer 
Speculatype 
A Transformative Approach to the Perception, Understanding and Creation of Latin Letterforms

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It is not commonplace to engage in a line of questioning that provokes a creative response that departs from the foundations of the Latin letterforms and their history. However, it’s by taking something as implicitly known as the Latin letterforms and applying a completely new interpretation to their creation, perception and understanding that I contribute new knowledge to the field of typographic research.

Based in creative and reflective practice, this research focuses on the transformation of my perception and understanding of letterforms, through my constant interaction with compositions and shapes that deviate from those expected in the Latin alphabet. Embracing a bricolage of research methodologies, theories and concepts, this thesis presents nine of my typeface designs and documents the ways that I have been inspired and influenced by each exploration, as well as the reflective observations and discussions that have transformed how I engage in the act of creating letterforms.

Deviating from the usual models of typographic research through its novel approach to the investigation, this study employs an open and speculative perspective towards letterforms and separates them from not only contexts and influences such as language, history, reading and print, but most importantly, any expectations of form. I argue that the associated ‘baggage’ that can extend into the design of their forms due to these environments and the minimal tinkering with the strokes and shapes of the Latin letterforms will potentially lead to a creative ‘dead end’. The reasons for this are that it enables an investigation of letterforms from an experimental and speculative viewpoint and that these investigations present little to no limitations from which to create.

First and foremost, this is not a study about fonts, nor a study about alphabet, language or printing history, as many other authors have already comprehensively covered each of these topics. This thesis explores the letterforms of our alphabet, not as a problem-solving project, but instead as like a scientific lab experiment or an artistic body of work and from a position that enables creativity through open thought and investigation with the potential to extend into innovation and unknown possibilities.

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Chapter 01: Introduction

Chapter 02: Background
2.1 Definitions
2.2 History
2.3 Current Status

Chapter 03: Literature review
3.1 History and Origins
3.2 Introduction, Basics and Form
3.3 Creation, Artists, Designers and Visual Examples
3.4 Essays, Articles and Theses
3.5 Psychology, Philosophy, Theories, Methodologies, Inspiration and the Unknown

Chapter 04: Methodology
4.1 Theoretical positions, framework and approach
4.2 Reflective Practice
4.3 Case studies and design
4.4 A note on the importance of unexpected inspiration to the research and discussion
Summary

Chapter 05: Early Experimentation/What makes a letter?
5.1 The components of letters
5.2 The creation of a letter
5.3 The similarity of letterforms
5.4 The removal of detail
5.5 Creation case study 1: Missing Typeface
5.6 The addition of detail
5.7 Creation case study 2: Sayit Typeface
5.8 The reorganisation of components
5.9 Creation case study 3: Fathom Typeface
5.10 The graphic boundaries of current letterforms
Summary

Chapter 06: Honours Study/Understanding through context
6.1 The idea of legibility
6.2 The idea of readability
6.3 The context of a word
6.4 Understanding and perception case study 1: Blank typeface
6.5 The context of sentences and paragraphs
6.6 Understanding and perception case study 2: Scintilla typeface
6.7 The understanding and perceptual boundaries of applying alternate letter shapes or inserting new letterforms
6.8 Understanding and perception case study 3: Hiero typeface
Summary

Chapter 07: Ph D Research Outcomes of further exploration
7.1 The perception of letterforms
7.2 Typeface outcome case study 1: Amble typeface
7.3 The understanding of new letterforms
7.4 Typeface outcome case study 2: Ahara typeface
7.5 The potential of new letterforms
7.6 Typeface outcome case study 3: Sandy typeface
Summary

Chapter 08: Conclusion
8.1 The research questions
8.2 Reflections on transformation (Part A)
8.3 Reflections on transformation (Part B)
8.4 Observational discoveries
8.5 Altered perceptions
8.6 Limitations & Future Directions
8.7 Potential application of methodology
8.8 Further Reflection

Appendix A
Appendix B
References

लेखक के बारे में

Calling himself a Speculative Type Designer, Barry states that he often makes letters that may or may not look like letters. For over a decade he has researched, explored and played with the Latin letterforms and through his research and exploration he has been able to reach a point where he believes he has fundamentally altered the way that he creates, perceives and understands the shapes of the alphabet.Barry continues to explore the potential of letterforms while also writing and lecturing on graphic design, typography and type design.
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