Fluid type font

Have you ever imagined how a letter of the alphabet would look like if it exploded?
This is probably what Hussain Almossawi of the studio “Skyrill design”, located in Bahrain, asked himself when he decided to ‘emerge’ in the “fluid type” project. His ‘flowing style’ creation is conceptualized as a dynamic typeface, in which each character, in addition to being usable as a static letter has its own, is a singular exploding animation.

It’s looks are deceiving. What may in fact seem like mere computer-work, is instead a process of great accuracy and patience.
Almossawi elaborates:
‘Each letter required its own process based on what it looked like, [including] a lot of trial and error, sometimes using more that one emitter, at different directions and speeds, and experimenting with how they would collide with each other.’
The determination of the precise moment in which the movement of the letter reaches it’s peak of beauty is what makes the “fluid type” experiment so intriguing and unique.

The three-dimensional letters, at first created in 3D max, were filled in with virtual fluid as a “real flow fluid” dynamics simulator. While the character was charging color, Almossawi adjusted the gravity and pressure levels. Afterwards, he released the original shape, although still holding on to the fluid, and allowed the letter to explode and spill all over. Once Almossawi achieved a satisfying look for each animation, he ultimated each figure by adjusting the letter mesh, import it back to 3D max to shade it and finally render it.

A complete view of the experiment including videos and images can be found on www.skyrill.com.
The ‘fluid type’ is a stunning typeface design, that could definitely be considered as modern art. The creative transformation of a solid figure into a flowing liquid leaves the viewer speechless for its fluidity and perfection.