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After printing my typeface on paper I quite liked the contrast between the B&W because it made all the newly formed characters stand out as letters in their own right.However, after a crit with my tutor I realised that simply printing it is not enough to make it stand out and convey the idea of mirroring.It looked like any other typeface when it was simply printed on paper.That is why I started experimenting with mirror sheets and acetate on which I could print individual letters or text (palindromes) The results were mainly unsatisfactory.The printed black was not black enough and the contrast levels were not high enough to produce crisp results.





Another methods I tried, which proved to work a lot better, was laser-cutting and engraving on mirror card. The engraving method was the most successful one, in my opinion, because it gave the typeface a certain ambiguity and delicacy.When engraving the letters they appear lighter because only their outlines are visible.By keeping the format of the paper in tact and reducing the immediate visibility of the typeface, the accent falls on the mirroring effect rather than on the hollow shapes of the letters if they are cut all the way through the paper.


engraving...

cutting...