Description of the project by designerChezarit Mattie: I spent a year documenting the same spot from my balcony. One day I went out onto the balcony and took a picture of the garden across the street. There was something about that image that compelled me to repeat it. That image became a habit. The habit, a record. In those twelve months, I understood that looking is an almost poetic discipline; a sustained practice of attention and time, of understanding cycles, listening to intuition, and giving patience space to do its work. Headlines set inBallPillbyBenoît Bodhuin, paired withHelveticaor similar for text.
This typography system communicates a contemplative, editorial sophistication—the kind of quiet intellectual energy found in art monographs or literary journals. The contrast between Ball Pill's distinctive geometric character and Helvetica's neutral precision creates a meditative, observational quality that mirrors the project's sustained practice of looking.
Ball Pill's distinctive circular forms and modular construction provide the necessary visual anchor for a documentation project, while its geometric precision echoes the discipline of daily observation. Paired with Helvetica's transparent readability, the system maintains editorial clarity while the display font's unique personality prevents the work from feeling clinical or overly systematic.
The pairing creates a sophisticated tension between Ball Pill's expressive geometric personality and Helvetica's neutral functionality. This contrast mirrors the project's balance between subjective artistic vision and objective documentation, with the display font carrying emotional weight while the text font ensures accessibility and sustained reading comfort.