Barry Spencer

Legibilitator, Speculator, Type Designer, Lecturer & Doctor. I often make letters that may or may not look like letters. IG:

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Held a few type workshops today and a couple of people mentioned listening (and liking) to my On Process episode. Great to hear! https://t.co/v50b8WuD9K

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“Negative Space” #genuary2022
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And with that, my first #genuary series is done. Thanks for following along and well done to everybody who took part. 👏 https://t.co/CRd57lLfMY

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“Organic looking output using only rectangular shapes” #genuary2022
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I think this fits?
#genuary https://t.co/K3t6P0avOh

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“Isometric perspective” for #genuary2022
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So shiny…
#genuary https://t.co/JhXDlIt1ji

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“Self portrait” for #genuary2022.
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I messed with this for waaaay too long. Too many options! Am I addicted to the copy() function now? 🤭
#genuary https://t.co/ahfKyNSsVj

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“2E294E, 541388, F1E9DA, FFD400, D90368” #genuary2022
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Something a bit different. I’ve had this bubbling away for a bit behind the scenes. Keep an eye out for what I do with it.
#genuary https://t.co/9iNiPvBekk

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“Airport Carpet” #genuary2022
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This was a fun application of some of my more abstract typefaces Newt, Billy and Sandy (Echo is in there as a legible option as well).
Think you could stare at these while waiting for a flight?
#genuary https://t.co/Fssy1Jf9iK

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“Perspective” for #genuary2022
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Tried to push a bit harder with this one. Melted my brain a little.
#genuary @p5xjs https://t.co/zwD3h0I6Js

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“Create your own pseudo-random number generator and visually check the results” #genuary2022
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Possibly underwhelming? Made with Clu and Ooli. Font size, grid and motion change depending on number.
#genuary https://t.co/gc7Jh2ISsR

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“Abstract Vegetation”
#genuary2022
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Had something else in mind, but liked how this came out, so…
#genuary https://t.co/ZG4Fbksvby

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“Make something that will look completely different in a year” #genuary2022.
Rotates a little each day for a year before resetting.
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I swear I tried to do the math here, but it’ll probably complete the cycle on day 360… (Ani sped up by 2.2e+6) #genuary https://t.co/ct9UMjQ6dv

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#genuary2022 prompt to combine a few of my previous pieces together.
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Day 6 x Day 14 = accidental Day 2? (and choking frame rate…)
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#genuary ⁦@p5xjs⁩ https://t.co/cK4jGRzoBU

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“Make a sea of shapes” prompt for #genuary2022
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Moody and mesmerising.
#genuary https://t.co/upUtt4ZeLG

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Well then, who would have thought I’d overthink the “Use text/typography” prompt for #genuary2022. 🙋🏻‍♂️
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So how about a depiction of my brain trying to make a decision while messing with different kinds of oscillation?
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#genuary https://t.co/YqKB4LCGgt

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VHS for #genuary2022.
#genuary https://t.co/TsthgKBfmQ

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“Colour gradients gone wrong” prompt for #genuary2022. Made using my typeface ‘Billy’.
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Constantly moving and just when it seems to get to a satisfying colour mix, it resets to new colours.
#genuary https://t.co/26tmDDQlax

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“Sand” for today’s #genuary2022 prompt.
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Tried not to overthink it. Tried…
#genuary https://t.co/0FaQdmonj0

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“Something you’d never make” prompt for #genuary2022.
(Love how this turned out)
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Wait?! This isn’t letterforms?!
Wait?! This isn’t minimal?!
Wait?! This is you?!
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#genuary https://t.co/dFE3JdbPzS

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800x80 prompt for #genuary2022.
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Plus expanded square version.
#genuary
https://t.co/KEFAuBaJBp

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Letter Packing for #genuary2022. #genuary
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Helped massively by ⁦@shiffman⁩ and his ⁦@thecodingtrain⁩ tutorial. https://t.co/DCOekigwsD

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No computer.
#genuary2022 #genuary
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This was fun. Now I reeeally want to get a pen plotter. https://t.co/krub5zn7S1