Typoems: An Exploration of Word Meanings

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TyPoems An exploration of word meanings

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140 × 135mm Publication, saddle stitched.Very tight restrictions in terms of typeface, weight, colour and paper made this solely about ideas. Having been given a list of 12 words, this pubication depicts and describes them using experimental typography.

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Designed and Edited by Sean EdgarMay 2013

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Contents.

RingtoneRecessionRelaxedMagneticDigital*HaltBooFlickerObstructTableWindyRandom†

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r e l a a a a a a a h h x e d

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HALTa†

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Glossary.

RingtoneThe sound a mobile phone makes when receiving a call or text message

RecessionA period of an economic contraction, sometimes limited in scope or duration

RelaxedBeing free of or relieved from tension or anxiety

MagneticOf or pertaining to a magnet or magnetism

Digital*Representing data as a series of numerical values

HaltTo cause to stop temporarily or permanently; bring to a stop

BooAn exclamation uttered to startle or surprise someone

FlickerThe visual sensation of flickering that occurs when the interval between intermittent flashes of light is too long to permit fusion

ObstructTo block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass

TableAn article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports

WindyAccompanied or characterized by wind

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