The primary design concept for Antithesis revolves around the number three, and the resulting bidirectional aesthetic tension. Representing the tension between three unequal poles (imagine a triangle), and equal distribution of forces (think of the game Rock Paper Scissors) his typeface features only three classic styles: Regular, Italic and Bold – a “less is more” attitude as far as family size is concerned.
As part of the Antithesis project, Yanone presented his crowdfunded film which borrows the same concepts of his new font family – the three phases of philosophical dialect (thesis, antithesis and synthesis) and the three phases of the creation of the universe (creation, duration and dissolution). A 10-minute art film with stunning visuals and abstract dance featuring Johanna Roggan. The teaser trailer for the film can be seen below:
Antithesis – Trailer from Yanone on Vimeo.
Yanone’s presentation included a deep dive into his inspirations which include the trance scene, interpolation theory, the big bang, the state of limbo and more. Concepts that are far too complex to condense into a short blog post. I encourage you to watch the video documentation of the talk and visit Yanon’s website to learn more.
Text — By Tara — @musingt