Designer, programmer and inventor duo Michael Flückiger and Nicolas Kunz have developed a dynamic font system/interface that they are calling ‘LAIKAFONT’, as part of their bachelor thesis study at Bern University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland. The font is modified through many different outside forces e.g., motion, weight and even some obscure tests from the circadian rhythm of a geranium plant (whatever that is). In short Michael Flückiger and Nicolas Kunz are exploring the potential of fonts to live freely in within the digital medium. If the font is not set fixed to the side of a truck or on a piece of newspaper, why should it not be modular, dynamic and reactionary to the outside world? Hmmmm, interesting stuff. Now go play with it yourself.
Visit -> http://www.laikafont.ch/applet/test_eng.html
From Vimeo Page:
“For our bachelor thesis, we engaged ourselfs with dynamic typography, especially with dynamic typefaces. Since not much work has been done in this field, we devised a system in which a typeface would not be defined static fonty styles anymore but would be able to change it‘s shape and appearance at any moment reacting to a broad spectrum of inputs.”
This is a really pleasant judgment. Persist In composing!