AlphabeNt: Experiments from A–Z is extremely limited to only 125 copies.

AlphabeNt: Experiments from A–Z book
72pp full-colour print
5.5" x 8.25" book
Cover stock: Curious Metallics Digital – Ice Gold 300gsm
Inside stock: Sovereign A2 Digital – Silk 150gsm

Stock generously supplied by K.W.Doggett Fine Paper

Printed with HP Indigo digital colour press by Kwik Kopy Norwood in South Australia, Australia

AlphabeNt: Experiments from A–Z presents the 26 characters of the Latin alphabet as you haven’t seen them before: broken, distorted and aesthetically corrupted using digitally destructive techniques not usually found in the designers handbook. Co-authors Drew Taylor and Daniel Purvis created the characters using audio editing software such as Audacity, using standard text editors, by overloading flatbed document scanners, shaking iPhones and kicking computer tables.

Glitch art, and offshoot ‘databending’, is not unusual and is often featured in modern design. However, AlphabeNt presents one of the first professionally published glitch art books specifically designed to take use of glitch techniques in conjunction with the best modern digital printers and specialist paper stocks.

Paper sponsor, K.W.Doggett Fine Papers, provided K.W.Doggett Curious Metallics Digital – Ice Gold 300gsm stock for the printing of the cover and a set of 26 cards featuring the characters from the book. Printed by Kwik Kopy Norwood using an advanced HP Indigo digital printer, the characters from the book are brought to life through the combination of ink, metallic paper and are provided depth as they shimmer under light. This book demonstrates the power and flexibility of digital print techniques paired with the correct paper stock.

SNE4K (Drew Taylor) is the founder and former Creative Director of videogame art+culture magazine, Jumpbutton. He's currently pursuing glitch art and meaning through project C0mmiss1on the M4chine.

STOLEN (Daniel Purvis) is the founder and Creative Director of Stolen Projects design and publishing.