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The launching of this second typographic family is conceptually articulated through the appropriation of passages from Maurice Maeterlinck's Life and Flowers. The lyrical observation of nature exposed by the author instigated a deep reflection on the phenomenological findings inherent to the flow of the instrument on the support; specifically, on the swift and spontaneous ductus, characterized by a dialectic tension between gestural imperfection and formal assertiveness. The writing that emerges in the linear progression and the random saturation of ink as a plastic resource is explored.

Lady Dodó is constituted as the material synthesis of these sketches and theoretical reflections. In line with its predecessor, Lady René, this system capitalizes on OpenType technology to propose a typeface that reconciles digital systematization with personalized calligraphic imprinting, resulting in a morphology that is simultaneously accessible and complex. Thanks to an extensive repertoire of alternative glyphs - including tall, short and numeral boxes - and rigorous programming, the font facilitates the composition of visually rich type sets and stroke variability in an intuitive manner.

Likewise, Lady Dodó's proposal transcends the strict alphabetic sign; it incorporates a system of ornamental modules designed to generate repetitive patterns and framing structures (borders). The combination of these modular signs enables an unlimited spectrum of decorative possibilities.

Thus Lady Dodó is presented, ready to be implemented and to inscribe its own trajectory in design.