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Protest
Stencils
A stencil system for creating homemade text
2022
Asked to consider "the ways in which typography can change the world", I developed a set of stencils to be used by others to create homemade text, specifically targeted toward the creation of protest signs.
Aware of the importance of the individual hand in the practice of making protest materials, I chose to create stencil sheets comprised of sets of shapes that can be used to create unique letterforms, allowing for maximized creative freedom, while still aiding in the handcrafting of legible and effective type for optimal visual impact.
exploration and experimentation with letterform shapes
With versions in multiple sizes to be better read at various distances, both a lower case and capital stencil set is available and can be printed on us letter size paper. When the sheets are folded in half the shapes can be cut out, and then used flat to fill in the shapes and create the users chosen words and symbols.
Lower case
Capitals
These are downloadable through a website that also helps to guide the user through their use of the stencils by providing instructions and recommendations for creative options.
User Testing
Pre-printed stencil sheets and the accompanying website were given to a group of design students to test the usability of the stencil shapes. Their experiments showed the potential for the degree of ways that the given shapes could be used to create unique sets of characters and visual language.
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