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Unfolded – Tomi Vollauschek
Tomi Vollauschek, who co-founded the London-based
design agency FL@33 in London in 2001, created this
animated typeface in 1999 when he studied at the
Royal College of Art in London. The type evolves from
diamond-shaped graphic elements which virtually unfold
into squares, then into lines, and fi nally into letter shapes.
The end result is a simple pixel font. But the transition,
which is accompanied by a subtle fl apping sound, lends
the typeface an entertaining, humorous quality. Vollauschek’s
AAT (acoustic animated typeface) application, which includes
an animated display of Unfolded, can be downloaded for
free from the FL@33 website <www.fl at33.com>.Job:01212 Title: Basics typography (AVA)
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