Archibetum
“Archibetum” is a project that translates the forms and design ideologies of 26 famous architects of the world into basic forms of geometry and develops a unique language, a typography that is inspired by the “Gods of Architecture.”
The main intent of this project was to understand principles associated with visual design that enhances its value and existence. This project is a tribute to the architectural community of the world, to the efforts, the pain and the struggle every designer goes through amidst the juggle between making through research and delivering impactful designs.
Type : Visual Language
Design genre : Typographical Design
Duration : 4 weeks
Tools : Sketch-up, Illustrator, Sketch, InDesign
Organization: Pratt Institute, 2018
Identifying the Design Principles
The first step was to make a list of 26 leading architects of the world (alphabetically) followed by in-depth research. After I finalized my list, I started looking at their work for which helped me understand their ideologies and visual language.
DEVELOPING FORMS
The next step was to develop a typographic language, a letterform after every architect that has been developed based on his/her design principles. It was important to establish a distinct and consistent visual language to convey different messages from the same community.
telling the story
The final phase of the project is telling the entire story in the form of a tribute. The final outcome of the project was in the form of a print and digital publication which was a collection of quotes by each of these architects by accompanied by their letter forms that illustrated their design principles using simple geometric forms.
