Typographic Bacteria

This was a self-initiated project to experiment with typography. It was inspired during the lockdown and the Corona crisis. The following story concept explained the type series:

Scientists, government officials and the media have had lots to say about COVID-19. But let's see what the coronavirus has to say for itself. Making the invisible enemy visible, a Belgian Korean team of scientists injected the virus into different types of typomorphic bacteria. The results forming in the petri dishes are petrifying. It's clear that the coronavirus has a few things to say.

Concept + illustrations: Xavier Segers