Inspired by illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages, Covenant presents a novel approach to handcrafted pixel art. This series invents intimate new letterforms by intertwining two uppercase letters. Created using a custom drawing tool specially programmed by the artist, these works appear ornate from a distance while carefully revealing their low-fidelity, checkerboard construction upon closer inspection. The subject matter of this work references a time when scribes meticulously crafted letters by hand. The act of illustrating manuscripts elevated the text, serving as both a decorative and instructive complement to better guide the reader's understanding. In an era before the printing press and mechanical reproducibility, each tome was unique — a celebratory object that transcended mere legibility. In this series titled Covenant, the artist’s work echoes this tradition through her precise motions crafted with a mouse, a continuing exploration of the hand drawn nature of a manuscript’s illuminated letters. The compositions thus serve as an exploration of the past and present, nodding to a revival of medieval calligraphy through a digital media. This series is part of Edelman’s ongoing exploration of typography and lettering across cultures, technologies, and eras. Throughout history, text has persisted and adapted, swiftly inhabiting new media and capturing humanity’s experiences across place and time.

Agar is a generative art project created for Bright Moments New York, blending abstract expressionism, pixel art, and graphic design grid rules. Using 100 unique color palettes, it animates simple shapes within a pixel grid, reimagining formal constraints by incorporating both squares and circles in dynamic scales. Inspired by agar, a substance for cultivating microorganisms, the project envisions digital life forms evolving from geometric shapes. Agar celebrates the beauty within constraints, exploring new possibilities for digital art and life on the screen.

Asemica is a generative art project exploring abstract typography, where typographic elements slide together to form new characters. Some compositions focus on a single character, while others arrange characters into words and sentences, shaped into familiar layouts by the algorithm. Inspired by Gerard Unger’s idea that “it is almost impossible to look and read at the same time,” Asemica invites viewers to experience typography free from the constraints of legibility. Created by Emily Edelman, Dima Ofman, and Andrew Badr.