Alternative Layout System

Alternative Layout System — inspired by techniques from Hebrew & Arabic manuscripts, to challenge conventional layouts.



✏️ Having had a long history print and design, starting as an 18 years old apprentice paste-up artist: waxing bromide strips of typeset columns onto card layout grids, I’m always drawn to anything that evokes those past experiences with layout, typography etc.

Source: alternativelayoutsystem.com/:

“This research rethinks paragraph formatting, inspired by techniques from Hebrew and Arabic manuscripts to challenge conventional layouts. Funded by the Leenaards Foundation and supported by Adobe’s plugin tools, the project led to the “Alternative Layout System” plugin, now available for free download on the website. A publication showcasing designers’ experiments with these scripts is also accessible on the website’s “Publication.”