The spring 2010 IIT lecture poster features the latest incarnation of Rick Valicenti’s custom typography. At first glance these letterforms may seem chaotic and illegible, however chaos and illegibility do not live in Thirst’s lexicon without a foundation of hidden complexities and connections. During the refinement phase Rick and Bud Rodecker collaborated to find just the right balance between the lines of type and background image. On the reverse side our John Pobojewski applied a virtual magnetic field and metal fillings around the typography.
