Letter-chess

Re-orienting the chessboard away from strategy & opposition towards chance & collaboration.

An experimental publication developed from an activity in one of my workshops where dice are used to plot points on a grid, combined with an 8x8 chessboard grid.

Cover of a small letterpress publication entitled "letter-chess"
Spread from letterpress publication, on multi-coloured paper.
Spread from letterpress publication, on multi-coloured paper.
Spread from letterpress publication, on multi-coloured paper.

Participants rolled the dice to mark 16 positions on a grid. These positions were then printed and paired up with another at random to result in a random pattern.

Letter-chess publications laid out in a grid to show a selection of the colour paper used.
  • A7 (74x105mm)
  • 16pp
  • 2 colours
  • 135gsm GF Smith Colorplan (various colours)
  • Saddle Stitch
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