Drawing glyphs with this grid "became so fun," says fellow co-creator Artem Taradash, "as if the font had started to create itself". The letters soon began to morph and expand into abstract organic shapes, all while adhering to the grid and module limitations. "The result is a typeface where large, unpredictable segments expand, giving it a uniquely wild look and feel."
Fittingly for a design accident gone rogue, Bicep Grotesk is as unpredictable as it is functional. In many ways its design is also contradictory. It follows a strict set of modular grids, but breaks other typographic rules; its shapes are organic and abstract, but it's still surprisingly readable.
"The absurd idea that letters could grow hypertrophically, like muscles, is somehow giving a liberating effect, while the modular grid keeps everything within the right borders so it can still be usable," says Artem Tarasov.
"Its a crucial reminder that design and creativity should push boundaries," Artem Taradash says. "It feels to us that Biceps invented and created itself, with just our minor help."
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