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Quasi~experimental writing systems

At the intersection of typography, linguistics, and fiction, the exhibition approaches the invention of writing systems as a speculative process and an exercise to discover new quasi-realities within our systems of communication. This practice reveals a fascination with otherness where mythology and utopia are recurring themes. Through this exploration, Quasi contributes to an ongoing dialog about re-worlding, imagination, and the importance of playing with language to foster linguistic diversity that can reshape our collective narrative.


Participating designers

Ximena Amaya, Johannes Bergerhausen, Coline Besson, C.C. Elian, Sina Fakour, Kobi Franco, Patricio González, Aleks Hafermaas, Simon Fréour, Calder Ruhl Hansen, Ilka Helmig, Marianne Hoffmeister, Simon Johnston, Stephan Kamp, Michelle Koza, Aspacia Kusulas, Lavinia Lascaris, Zeke Oyinloye, Barry Spencer, Simon Thiefes, and The Repository of Wonders


Exhibition dates

November 17, 2023 to April 14, 2024

HMCT Gallery

ArtCenter College of Design, South Campus
950 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena 91105



A temporary reading space and a satellite exhibition of books and other printed material, Quasi~Library is presented in continuity with the exhibition Quasi: Experimental Writing Systems (On display at the HMCT Gallery). On display are rare and specia materials from the Designing Writing collection and the ArtCente Library main and special collections centered around the themes of invented and fictional scripts, asemic writing, and the speculative possibilities of writing and language beyond mere functionality. On view from April 14–April 22, 2024 at ArtCenter College of Design.

Participating designers

Ximena Amaya, Johannes Bergerhausen, Coline Besson, C.C. Elian, Sina Fakour, Kobi Franco, Patricio González, Aleks Hafermaas, Simon Fréour, Calder Ruhl Hansen, Ilka Helmig, Marianne Hoffmeister, Simon Johnston, Stephan Kamp, Michelle Koza, Aspacia Kusulas, Lavinia Lascaris, Zeke Oyinloye, Barry Spencer, Simon Thiefes, and The Repository of Wonders

Exhibition dates

November 17, 2023 to April 14, 2024

HMCT Gallery

ArtCenter College of Design, South Campus950 S. Raymond Ave.,
Pasadena 91105
abjad
abugida
acrophony
acrostic
alphabet
alphasyllabary
asemic writing
automatic writing
boustrophedon
character
character set
cipher
code
conscript
cryptography
encode
experimental
grapheme
glyph
hieroglyph
hieroglyphics
imaginarium
language
letter
letterform
linguistic
logosyllabary
logographic
logogram
nat scirpt
neography
optophonetic
phoneme
phonetic
pictograph
quasi
re-worlding
script
syllabary
syllable
symbol
speculative
torus
versimilitude
writing system
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Quasi~experimental writing systems

A temporary reading space and a satellite exhibition of books and other printed material, Quasi~Library is presented in continuity with the exhibition Quasi: Experimental Writing Systems (On display at the HMCT Gallery). On display are rare and special materials from the Designing Writing collection and the ArtCenter Library main and special collections centered around the themes of invented and fictional scripts, asemic writing, and the speculative possibilities of writing and language beyond mere functionality. On view from April 14–April 22, 2024 at ArtCenter College of Design.

Participating designers

Ximena Amaya, Johannes Bergerhausen, Coline Besson, C.C. Elian, Sina Fakour, Kobi Franco, Patricio González, Aleks Hafermaas, Simon Fréour, Calder Ruhl Hansen, Ilka Helmig, Marianne Hoffmeister, Simon Johnston, Stephan Kamp, Michelle Koza, Aspacia Kusulas, Lavinia Lascaris, Zeke Oyinloye, Barry Spencer, Simon Thiefes, and The Repository of Wonders


Exhibition dates

November 17, 2023 to April 14, 2024

HMCT Gallery

ArtCenter College of Design, South Campus
950 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena 91105