NaN Spaceland

Jack Llewellyn’s first release with NaN, Spaceland was conceived out of two points of interest. More generally, designs that are inherently digital in nature. More specifically, the question of whether component shapes of letterforms can be simultaneously positive and negative. Building on the geometry principle of the Boolean relationship – the intersection of two positive shapes creating a negative area – Spaceland’s glyphs show outlines that overlap each other like a Mœbius strip, creating a mind-bending visual effect. Confounding inner shapes and outer shapes. White space and black space. In and out, all at once! Designed to create a rigorous typographic system and then break its own rules, Spaceland’s folding outlines create collision points in usually mono-linear forms, combining a relatively reserved, minimal grotesque style with confident, exaggerated, overlapping features – such as the large ‘ink-traps’ at stroke joins. [nan.xyz]

Designed by Jack Llewellyn with additional production by Léon Hugues and Jean Baptiste Morizot.

Not to be confused with Spaceland.