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A publication celebrating 8 display fonts created with analogue algorithms inspired by Manchester City Tower's architecture. The book's design reflects Manchester's computer science milestones and reimagines the historical architectural piece.
The book explains the research, analogue algorithm, specimen, and application behind each display font. Layouts show the connection between the City Tower’s computer circuit pattern exterior and Manchester’s computer science history starting in the 1950s. Pages are numbered in binary and text is introduced with code.
The publication is split into two parts:
1. ‘Architectural grid systems’ - typefaces created from the architectural structure of the City Tower.
2. ‘Pattern-based grid systems’ - typefaces created from the decorative circuit pattern found on the tower. -
Print & typography
Display Systems
Step 1: Collecting imagery of Manchester's City Tower
Step 2: Creating grids from the Tower's architectural structure
Step 3: Developing the grid for design
Step 4: Building a new typeface based on the architectural grid
Step 5: A-Z of the 'Mercury Display' typeface
Step 6: Numbers and extra glyphs
1.ARCHITECTURAL GRID SYSTEMS:
2.PATTERN-BASED GRID SYSTEMS:
Display Systems Posters
Alongside the book there are 8 posters to celebrate each font. The posters have a similar design as the process book and provide a simpler explanation of how each font was made.
The 8 Display Typefaces:
‘SUNLEY DISPLAY’
‘COVELL DISPLAY’
‘SSEM DISPLAY’
‘MERCURY DISPLAY’
‘NW YK ST DISPLAY’
‘PCB DISPLAY’
‘MADM DISPLAY’
‘ATLAS DISPLAY’