Laxis
is a lexical-axis variable font designed for artist Elizabeth Gabrielle Lee. Simultaneously a character and a space, it contains basic alphabet, numerals, and punctuations lexically sorted into one glyph; one continuous motion. Together with code, the font explores the relationship between image, text, and sign through Lee’s site.
All 77 basic Latin letters, numerals, and punctuations are formed by a system of 4 circles and 8 squares, each moving on a 7 × 12 line grid in a continuous interpolated movement as a result of the variable type functionality. Placed within the glyph “7”, the typeface is imbued with details from Lee’s obsessions with Eastern and Western spiritual narratives, alchemy, astrology, I-ching, and more. Between all the recognisable letters are non-letters, not-yet words, meanings that never arrived. Each text on Lee’s website is traversable through the scroll, each like a destination; everything else in between, is slippage. (Credits — Site design with, site build: OKOK Services)