Venus Issue: Generative AI to Revive Historical Letterforms

Research & Strategy, Generative AI Workflow, Interactive Installation

My thesis explores how generative AI can make a meaningful impact in highly specialized creative fields—particularly typography. In font design, text-to-image AI tools have the potential to expand the visual archive of historical letterforms, using original variations as anchor points to regenerate and reimagine typographic traditions.

Generative AI Workflow

I created a design workflow that combines generative AI tools with Carolingian manuscript initials, using each tool’s limitations as creative prompts. The goal wasn’t a finished font, but to explore letterforms that blur the line between inspiration and experimentation.

3D Letterpress

To take the idea further, I made a 3D letterpress that blends analog and technology. This became a creative artifact and a way to show the concept in action.

Installation

I envisioned an interactive generative AI tool that reimagines historical letterforms, reviving them as inspiration for designers exploring speculative approaches.

Venus Issue: Generative AI to Revive Historical Letterforms

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