Text Invader is a system of typographic interventions that aims to bring about a typesetting environment which automates the aesthetic as well as contextual concerns previously manifested in the output of deconstructivist typographers throughout the 20th century. FontLab is used to bring about a virus which substitutes vectors for semantic patterns found in bodies of text. After I devised this system it was tried out during a 2 day long workshop held at the graphic design department of Bilkent University, Ankara in April 2011. 10 participating students utilized Text Invader to create a series of typographic interventions on text harvested from various sources. The following table shows the workflow through which the outcome was generated during the workshop.
Bilkent University, April 2011 Workshop output
Bilkent University, April 2011 Student Work
Bilkent University, April 2011 Student Work
Bilkent University, April 2011 Student Work
Bilkent University, April 2011 Student Work
Bilkent University, April 2011 Student Work
Bilkent University, April 2011 Student Work
