Watching Wretches and Jabberers had my mind rolling through the possibilities of what forms an autistic typography, or an autistic approach to typography may take. There seems to be so much more in the words than are being typed in these sans-serif fonts (even a serif might capture more), and to confine these sentiments within the parameters of basic typography reestablishes neurotypical approaches to the written word as the norm. I wonder what role design can play in expanding the ways in which neurodiverse folk can communicate in ways that articulate their sensorial experiences more fully. Could the affects that ripple through the body be harnessed so that they become legible through the forms of letters or the ways in which they are placed on the page? How could the entire body be involved in the process of producing a more encompassing typography? What forms do the interfaces take that best accommodate the experience of communicating with and through neurodiversity?
Errantry (errance) 18- errantry does not proceed from renunciation nor from frustration regarding a supposedly deteriorated (deterritorialized) situation of origin; it is not a resolute act of rejection or an uncontrolled impulse of abandonment. - The thought of errantry is a poetics, which always infers that at some moment it is told. The tale of errantry is the tale of Relation. 21- The thinking of errancy conceives of totality but willingly renounces any claims to sum it up or possess it. 20- The thought of errantry is not apolitical nor is it inconsistent with the will to identity, which is, after all, nothing other than the search for a freedom within particular surroundings. Rhizomatic thought / rhizome 18- the rhizome- prompting the knowledge that identity is no longer completely within the root but also in Relation. Poetics of Relation 11- each and every identity is extended through a relationship with the Other 20- in the poetics of Relation, one who is erra...
Let's experiment!
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