Mapping the text : a practice-led analysis of the creative interfaces between typography and text

Isherwood, T; Kendall, J

Abstract

This essay and self-reflective case study focuses on the impact of the typeface in which written texts are set. It argues for the potentials that can be realized from foregrounding typeface in the creative process through typographic-poetic collaborations. By selecting poems to suit typefaces or creating poems for typefaces, poetry can benefit creatively from a typeface’s materiality.

Citation

Isherwood, T., & Kendall, J. (2019). Mapping the text : a practice-led analysis of the creative interfaces between typography and text. In K. Williams, S. Aymes, J. Baetens, & C. Murray (Eds.), Art and Science in Word and Image : Exploration and Discovery (265-279). Brill / Rodopi. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004361119

• Online Publication Date: Jan 17, 2019
• Publication Date: Jan 17, 2019
• Deposit Date: Mar 27, 2019
• Pages: 265-279
• Series Title: Word and Image Interactions
• Series Number: 9
• Book Title: Art and Science in Word and Image : Exploration and Discovery
• ISBN: 9789004361119
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004361119
• Publisher URL: https://brill.com/view/title/36202
• Related Public URLs: https://iawis.org/iawisaierti/