Mutoid
Artist
John Critchley
Date1994
Dimensions23 1/4 x 17 1/2 in. (59.1 x 44.5 cm)
ClassificationsPoster
Credit LinePoster House Permanent Collection
Object numberPH.7568
DescriptionIssue ten of FUSE (Freeform) opened with an essay by Jon Wozencroft, in which he stated that the publication would be pushing the limits of typography even further, acting as “an outlet that uses the keyboard more as a musical instrument or palette of colors.” Mutoid perfectly reflects this idea, eschewing language in favor of imagery that corresponds to letters on a keyboard. By typing, one would output heads, legs, arms, and torsos that could be combined to create a “mutoid” creature. This comparatively simple poster does not display the entire array of options, but rather a dynamic figure composed of six body parts made from the characters “h,” “l,” “4,” “m,” “t,” and “y.”On View
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