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Instant Noodles
2023
Instant noodles is a 3-weight stencil set inspired by the metamorphosis of the noodle as it absorbs more water and becomes supple. These forms can be used to create dynamic type in different scripts, cases, glyphs and other abstract forms. The 1-minute stencil generates more explicit forms and the 11-minute noodles make ambiguous and subjective letters. Using both stencils together creates Al-dente—a more suggestive typeface with qualities of both. Like Instant flavouring, this package is accompanied by its own piece de resistance of accents, glyphs, punctuation, serifs and smaller forms. The stencils are also a nod to handwriting’s fluidity, which is why there are multiple ways to create a single letter form.
The stencil can be rotated, inverted, overlapped and untethered of typographic conventions, giving complete autonomy to the user. Much like cooking, it is intuitive and a tool for creating forms that celebrate play, chance, and unexpectedness.