Experimental Typography—Fall 2016

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Charette 7

"When faced with incomprehensible vastness, humans generally respond by asserting ourselves...Time capsules allow for a special kind of expression—they let us brag to the future. "
    • Reading
    • The Inevitable, Intergalactic Awkwardness of Time Capsules by Cara Giaimo
    • Discussion
    • Katie and Aja
    • Content
    • 10 typographic artifacts from the present -and- location for placement
    • Constraint
    • Artifacts and/or container must last 100 years
Assignment

Curate and collect artifacts that represent the typographic present. What do you include? What do you not include? Design and build a container to hold your artifacts and mark the outside with a message. Create a map that marks the location of where you will place your time capsule.

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The Voyager Golden Records and the Trouble With Time Capsules