Polish design studio Zieta has launched a new typeface that can be produced in 3D with the same metal inflation technology used to create its 2008 Plopp stool.
FiDU alphabet by ZIETA
The create the metallic FiDU Alphabet, two copies of each letter are cut from paper-thin sheets of steel and welded to one another using a laser. Blowing pressurised air through a small hole then transforms it into a three-dimensional character, giving it a helium-balloon-like appearance.
FiDU alphabet by ZIETA
“We decided to get involved in a new project, putting yet another letter in our alphabet of FiDU technology,” said studio founder Oskar Zieta. “Because the characters used in the new system were assumed to be unique three-dimensional objects, it was necessary to connect typographical issues with other factors such as lighting, scale and production techniques.”
FiDU alphabet by ZIETA
The Zieta design team collaborated with typographer, urban activist and graphic designer Marian Misiak to create both two-dimensional and three-dimensional versions of the typeface.
