NM Origin is the groundstone on which Neomatter is built. In his B.A. Daniel Gremme explored possibilities of three-dimensional type design simultaniously to an analogue way of designing, resulting in this physically formed typeface.

Contrary to the digital target medium, NM Origin got designed hands-on, directly on the material, leaving out programs only for digitization and systemization. By this very immediate approach the designer can think out of pre-coded aesthetics which lead to the destinctive appearance of NM Origin.

Each Letter got cut out ouf expanded polystyrene and digitized by laserscanning. The letter shapes result of the turning hot wire or the raw material, or both. Little waves on the surface are a manifestation of the materials resistance and the tension between designer and object.

In contrast to the Raw style (high resolution) stands Edge, based on Raw but with dramatically less polygons as a representation of digital compression.

Why analogue?
Design executed through a computer itself is senseless. Haptic, auditory, olfactory and gustatory factors are completely left out and the sensuality of materials is ignored. Furthermore, algorithms are used to smooth curves and press pixels into the digital grid, rationalizing the designer‘s manual ductus.