Readers Pop Your Retinas
I love this experimental type by Mexican graphic designer Manolo Guerrero (via).
“Optica Normal is not very normal,” say your tricked eyes. Rightly so.
Manolo G build this type with orthogonal lines. It’s designed for 100+ pt size – check the PDF sample.
Inspiration came from the abstract geometry of Colombian op artist Omar Rayo. There’s a nice website for the Museo Rayo and you can take a virtual tour of it here.
How can it feel so good to hurt your eyes this bad? My retinas must have a mind of their own.
Previous geometry:
- The genius of Andy Gilmore
- Olympic op art: Mexico 68
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Yes, it is quite difficult, but actually quite a good idea. Do you think that there is a virtual game hiding in this: e.g. read the long sentence written in this font to enter the prize draw?
Break your eyes to win a prize. Haha.
Graeme showed me Paul Neave’s site a while ago:
http://www.neave.com
Maybe it suits video better – when there are three dimensions and you’re in more control?
I don’t know if you’ve had a chance to see the Alan Aldridge exhibition at the Design Museum (www.alanaldridge.net)? It did some interesting stuff with 3D animations of his flats…