Beosans Drawers

We recently had a typographic project set by Julia, which they gave us a typeface and we had to illustrate one unique aspect of it. We had Beosans, which is a very modern typeface that uses Post-script 3 technology to enable it to be printed differently every single time. The typeface is made up of many vectors and the printer choses at random, these vectors.

We illustrated this function by producing three brand new drawers into an old metal type drawer unit. Three different Beosans were chosen, 21-23, ranging from not very flexible, to extremely flexible. When the drawers were opened, the typeface would change with the movement.

 Beosans 21.

 Beosans 22.

Beosans 23.

In collaboration with Poppy Hennig, Tom Wrigglesworth, Jenny Carter and Julia.

Money

This brief was "money, money money", so it was open and left to our interpretation. We created a method of detecting how much money customers had as they entered a shop. This would eliminate humiliation or any awkwardness as the staff would know how to approach the customer, as they could more accurately assume whether or not the customer would purchase anything and if they would require assistance.

This could be done through electronic chips in debit and credit cards and could be detected through the security gates, so the information would be more secure and subtle.

This was resolved in a presentation in the style of a 'buyers market' for potential shop-owners looking to invest in the scheme.