typeMachine is a custom design tool for a playful access to interactive typography. The user can experiment with letters in real time by a physical control panel including various modification options to create an individual letterbased design on the spot. Random manipulations and kinetic features are giving the designs a bit more weirdness and making it thereby fun to play with.
2019
BA thesis
The project was realized during my BA thesis on the subject of Interactive Generative Design and its possibilities in the field of typography and kinetics.
The design tool is working with a custom software written in processing. The physical prototype with its interactive elements was built and soldered by hand from wood panels and electronic components connected to arduino microcontrollers.