BANAL SERIES
This ongoing work began in January 2012 with the working title Banal Series. Using random integer and random alphabetic generators to select a typeface from the over 13,000 typefaces in my collection, I then set the text, “Banal ideas cannot be rescued by beautiful execution” by Sol LeWit. The text is always set within strict parameters using the randomly generated typeface. This piece explores the intersection of chance and purpose and also comments on the use of the computer as a means of creating beautiful and random work.