Works: Issue 1

Works 1: Infrastructures for Change is an Archeworks publication documenting the result of student research under director Martin Felsen. Thirst proposed a new, bolder approach to typography along with a large scale format to bring this inaugural issue to life.

The typeface AW was created as a riff on Mathew Carter‘s Bell Centennial, with ink traps that replace function with style.

Student research becomes poster scale information graphics.

Printed on economical recycled paper Works 1 has a responsible presence.

Smart grid and typographic systems organize complex information.

Olympic colors without the rings.

Occasionally we engage in playful expressions of growth.

Student works gets recontextualized into bite-sized chunks

Billions and billions of gallons of water leave Lake Michigan each day.

Student research becomes poster scale information graphics.

Along with the publication, Works gets a custom typeface. AW, a riff on Mathew Carter’s Bell Centennial, which has ink traps that replace function with style.

Client: Archeworks

Service: Print