Dismal

Type Tool & Generative Typeface

A generative typeface and digital type tool based on the principles of diffusion-limited aggregation, a process whereby particles undergoing a random walk due to Brownian motion cluster together to form aggregates of such particles.

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Tools:

p5.js, JavaScript, Glyphs, HTML, CSS

The glyphs begin from a small set of predefined starting points, from which the pixelated letterforms grow like mycelium, forming intricate, organic, yet digital structures that still hint at recognizable characters:

Each glyph of the Dismal typeface has four alternative versions:

Posters made using the Dismal font, leaning on the aesthetic of black metal album covers: