Abstract
Typography, the visual representation of language, primarily communicates meaning through written, printed or digital forms. Through this tangible embodiment of language, typography offers an outward symbolic meaning, an external reality in the form of a ‘Sign’. Language, however, can also reflect onto itself, revealing a materiality, whereby a meaning is formed on the visual surface, foregrounding text as form, unfixed from the constraints to represent or communicate. Through the arbitrary arrangement of typographic forms, visual language (words) can also be viewed as pattern, where diverse formations communicate different things. When this pattern is interrupted a type of chaos ensues where language and its communicative role is challenged and disputed. This disruption enables a transformation of language into a new visual form and entity, where meaning still resides.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Pattern and Chaos in Art, Science and Everyday Life. Critical Intersections and Creative Practice |
| Editors | Horton Sarah, Mitchell Victoria |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | Intellect |
| Pages | pp148-152 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781789387810 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781789388718, 781789387803 |
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| Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 13 Dec 2023 |