This class project engages the study of three-dimensional typography through exploration of relief conditions with letterforms. Starting with 2D characters cropped within a square format students manipulate form-counterform / height-depth relationships to achieve three-dimensionality.

The project examines how digital fabrication can expand the way graphic designers engage the physical act of making and looks at new typographic forms that emerge in the process.

The collection of individual models designed and fabricated by students forms a full three-dimensional alphabet set.