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Algorythms

Programmatic identity for generative art exhibition Algorythms

The identity is a typographic composition, that by stacking the exhibition description and artists on display, reveal the name of the exhibition vertically across the entire composition. This emphasises the wordplay in the title – an algorithmic approach to providing a visual rhythm. The composition is monospaced and heavily indented, as a clear reference to computer programming, which lies at the foundation of the art on display. As for the execution, the composition consists of a 28x10 grid, in which each cell contains a row of letters that allowed us to create a range different compositions, revealing the artists name along with the title of the artwork - all while having the exhibition name on display.
Delivery
  • Visual identity
  • Typography
  • Development
Categories
  • Art
  • Culture
  • Technology
Algorythms identity x Bjørn Gunnar Staal – Fragile Systems projected on a huge screen

Back to basics

The identity utilizes core structural web technologies so that the identity could be integrated as a layer, without trying to emulate the art itself. The whole composition is orchestrated using CSS and moving the rows of separate letters horizontally, at different key strokes — providing a highly mechanical feel to a highly technological identity.

Explore the identity in the interactive component below. Use keys 0-9 and g, h, j to cycle through compositions.

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Algorythms × Andreas Gysin Device 1