RANDOM=U is a web application designed to teach the history behind the variable typeface FF Beowolf in an interactive and participatory way.
Described as the “first random typeface”, FF Beowolf was created by altering the PostScript code of the original characters by introducing a random variable. The resulting font thus inscribed altered letters that were never the same.
Taking inspiration from the original typeface specimen for FF Beowolf from LettError which uses multicolour geometric shapes to showcase the unpredictable edges the code created in characters, RANDOM=U is a drawing application with a randomised brush.
Through the user’s addition to the brush, the audience contributes their own randomness by drawing their unique interpretation of the instructions.
Described as the “first random typeface”, FF Beowolf was created by altering the PostScript code of the original characters by introducing a random variable. The resulting font thus inscribed altered letters that were never the same.
Taking inspiration from the original typeface specimen for FF Beowolf from LettError which uses multicolour geometric shapes to showcase the unpredictable edges the code created in characters, RANDOM=U is a drawing application with a randomised brush.
Through the user’s addition to the brush, the audience contributes their own randomness by drawing their unique interpretation of the instructions.