"The face is made with "dot matrices to build the structure and subtle contrast of its futuristic letterforms," he says in his specimen description. And what I find very appealing is the contrast within each letter: a juxtaposition of heavy (large) and light (small) dots, which gives the convincing allusion that static lines of type are fading in and out as if on a dot-matrix display or TV screen."
"Having lived through the 60s through 90s visionary predictions of a pessimistic future - and having been a Philip K. Dick fan until well into the 2000s - I've had more than enough dystopian predictions come true. I look at the future as a fearsome spectre, which should mean that any symbolic references must cause me to feel the sting of future shock."
"Dot-matrix letterforms tend to have a nostalgic air dating back to the 80s and the initial digital typographic era. They may also seem quaint - if not passe - by standards of today. However, van Rosmalen's mathematically precise design, notably in the Cyrillic version, brings the future-past into the future-present. The structure of Archive Matrix in larger sizes is decidedly modern; in smaller weights it feels like letters on a primordial computer screen. Either way, it works well."
Archive Matrix is constructed using dot matrices to build structure and subtle contrast in its futuristic letterforms. The design juxtaposes heavy and light dots within each glyph, producing the illusion of static lines fading in and out like a dot-matrix display or television screen. Dot-matrix letterforms evoke 1980s nostalgia and the initial digital typographic era while also risking quaintness by contemporary standards. Mathematical precision, notably in the Cyrillic set, modernizes the aesthetic. At large sizes the face reads as decidedly modern; at small weights it suggests letters on a primordial computer screen. The design blends retro memory and forward-looking symbolism while remaining versatile.
Read at I Love Typography Ltd
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