ULCERATE TYPE LOGO
Type Specimen book review
This type specimen book documents the development of Ulcerate , a typeface grounded in the biological behavior of foveolar hyperplasia. It begins at the microscopic level, examining how an overgrowth of gastric lining cells multiplies beyond necessity and disrupts the balance of their environment. From there, the book moves into the anatomy of the stomach, which becomes the foundation for the typeface’s visual system. The stomach is not only a reference point but also a design framework that informs how Ulcerate grows, adapts, and transforms. The following sections trace the construction of the typeface, showcasing its full glyph set, weight range ( Light , Regular, Medium , Bold ), and visual characteristics. As the type moves through each weight, it expands, multiplies, and eventually deforms, mirroring the excess and instability seen in hyperplastic tissue. Each character is given a name, connecting it to cells found within the stomach and linking the typeface back to the biological systems that inspired it. To show the variable font in motion, simple animations bring the type to life, showing how Ulcerate evolves from clarity to distortion. This book responds to a core question: How can typography visually represent adaptation, resilience, and change by drawing parallels between biological and design systems? Ulcerate answers this by treating type as something that behaves like living tissue, expanding, multiplying, and deforming under pressure. Through structure, distortion, and motion, the typeface reflects the logic of cellular transformation, using design to express what the body itself could not make visible.
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CORE CONCEPT
The logo is derived from the shape of the human stomach, abstracted into a distorted “U” to reflect Ulcerate’s biological origin.
CELL ORIGIN
Ulcerate represents foveolar cells in a state of change, capturing their overgrowth, imbalance, and transformation through a single visual form.
OBSERVATION
The surrounding circle references a petri dish or microscope lens, framing the idea of observation and cellular change.
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Official Record – For Research & Typographic Study Only
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