File № 006

Lexigrams

How few lines does an idea need?

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Client

Self-initiated

Discipline

Illustration / Systems / Print

Year

2020

Status

Archived — proudly

A lexigram is a symbol that stands in for a word. Here they stand in for the brands, characters, and pop-culture ideas rattling around my head — the whole thing started as a bet with myself: how few lines does an idea actually need?

Every mark is built on a strict 20×20 grid — center lines on both axes, a 2-unit margin all around — drawn from the simplest possible shapes and compounded only when forced to. The entire collection lives on just twelve muted colors, tuned so any symbol reads on any background. Discipline as a design system.

Lexigrams — Symbol set — print — Fig. 01 Symbol set — print

Lexigrams — 20×20 grid — detail — Fig. 02 20×20 grid — detail

Lexigrams — Symbol set — detail — Fig. 03 Symbol set — detail

Lexigrams — The lexigram catalog — book — Fig. 04 The lexigram catalog — book

Lexigrams — Framed sets — in situ — Fig. 05 Framed sets — in situ

Lexigrams — Framed prints — Fig. 06 Framed prints

Lexigrams — Poster series — Fig. 07 Poster series