AnyType is a creative mobile application that lets people transform elements and objects in the physical world into novel digital typefaces.

Just as a city like San Francisco is characterized by its landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, or Lombard Street, it is characterized by inhabitants that leave their markings on the environment in the form of murals, signage, cracks in the sidewalk and graffiti. AnyType is a creative mobile application that provides an occasion to look at both the macro and micro elements in the city while producing artistic compositions. The app lets people transform elements and objects in the physical world into novel digital typefaces and upload their font to a public interactive map.

Project by Kimiko Ryokai and Laura Devendorf