Motion
1992
Designer
Elisabeth Charman
Typographer
Frank Heine
DIMENSIONS
32 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. (82.6 x 57.2 cm)
OBJECT NUMBER
PH.718
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
Aviation, Design, Museum Exhibition, Typography, United States
CREDIT LINE
Poster House Permanent Collection
KEYWORDS
Aviation, Design, Museum Exhibition, Typography, United States

This poster advertises the two available weights of Motion, a typeface that captures the frenetic energy of scribbly handwriting through intentional digital imperfections. Elisabeth Charman was interning at Emigre after completing an MFA at CalArts. She was drawn to Motion’s dizzying lines that reminded her of the feeling of motion sickness. Feeling clever, she drove to Sacramento Airport and obtained an air-sickness bag, which she then photographed and inserted into the lower area of the poster.

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