benjamin maus
is . he codes, tinkers and designs in berlin tokyo berlin at the moment.
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supergrau
Description
supergrau is
…typography made of concrete
…meta-streetart
…foldable molds for concrete
…an application
Typography
In contrast to printed typography, cast typography has also requirements in terms of stability. Right angles are predominant to emphasize the basic characteristics of concrete.
Application
The application for generating the cutting patterns was programmed in Flash and is available under http://supergrau.allesblinkt.com . The font is stored as a XML file on the server. The text entered by the user is transformed into a 3d preview. Furthermore there is the possibility to modify the dimension and thickness of the available material.
Once the user has finished entering the required information, the application generates the templates for cutting and folding the molds.
These templates can be downloaded as a PDF for cutting by hand or a laser-cutter.
Assembling
The cut out parts are folded and stuck together. Then the mold is filled with concrete or plaster. After the drying time is over, the form can be removed.
Try
You can try the concrete font generator at http://supegrau.allesblinkt.com
