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About More than just a tool for communication, typography is an extension of identity, movement, and expression. BodyModType explores the intersection of typeface design and the human form, using the body as both a canvas and a dynamic medium. By designing letterforms to be put directly onto the skin, I challenge the rigidity of traditional typography, embracing principles that our flesh introduces.
This process requires a unique approach that aligns with my practice as a tattoo artist: letters must be adapted to fit the body's contours and respond to motion, regardless of line weight and size. Instead of utilizing the traditional rules of typeface design, we consider stretching with movement and distortion with breath, proposing that type is alive - constantly reshaping itself. Precisions of kerning, tracking, and leading becomes irrelevant, as working on the body demands an organic, intuitive system. BodyModType accommodates a diverse range of factors: our weight, skin color and elasticity, and pigment fading over time — it must be fluid to attune to these elements. In this way, our bodies transform type into something personal and ephemeral, breaking away from the static nature of print.
BodyModType Designed by Jasmine Olivia Lam
Poppins Designed by Indian Type Foundry, Jonny Pinhorn, Ninad Kale