Pdu
Initiated as a project at Werkplaats Typographie, Dries Wieuwaters began exploring a stencil based system originally designed by Joseph A. David. In 1876 David acquired the patent for a system that he had invented for sign-writers. With a universal stencil, all UPPERCASE, lowercase, numbers, punctuation, accents etc could be sourced from the grid of the stencil. Dries used this stencil or Plaque Découpée Universelle (PDU) and began an exploration into the liberties and restrictions of a unified grid.
Newspaper
This specimen catalogue explains the history of, and the reason behind the making of the PDU. It also contains an essay called “Le Système Typographique Imparfaite” which deals with the quest for a perfect system and it’s inherent flaws.
This specimen catalogue explains the history of, and the reason behind the making of the PDU. It also contains an essay called “Le Système Typographique Imparfaite” which deals with the quest for a perfect system and it’s inherent flaws.
Stencil
With this stencil every letter of the alphabet – including numerals, small caps, punctuation, … – can be constructed. Each stencil is send in a sturdy plastic protective wrapper and with a complimentary copy of the PDU Specimen.
With this stencil every letter of the alphabet – including numerals, small caps, punctuation, … – can be constructed. Each stencil is send in a sturdy plastic protective wrapper and with a complimentary copy of the PDU Specimen.
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