If Gerrit Noordzij was correct that the foundation of type design is in writing, then the vast majority of the typographic shapes must consist of the strokes. Noordzij has proposed an evaluation concept of typographic forms through stroke forms based on translation, expansion, and rotation. The concept is visualized in the Cubic diagram. Nonetheless, this stroke evaluation system has been studied primarily with outline-based tools.
This presentation studies the typographic stroke with LTTR/INK technology that allows drawing rich stroke shapes. Experimental results demonstrate the possibilities inspired by Huang’s perversion beyond the original Noordzij’s Cube and propose a new stroke evaluation parameter—Contrast Tilt.