Sound Visualization Based on Font Modification Using the Sound of Angklung

This paper describes how typography is explored as a medium to adapt the intangible musical characteristic of angklung into font modifications to preserve the value of angklung as the cultural identity of Sundanese people in Indonesia. Capturing the intangible form of sound of angklung and translated it using the theory of association and semiotics as a catalyst to depict a visual form of sound visualization, the sound of angklung can be developed as base for elements of design. Typography is one of the core elements of visual communication design, which can be interpreted verbally, visually, to be heard, and to be deciphered by a sound. Font as a product of typography is widely used as the visual supporting format in computer system and text and comes as a suitable instrument in design sector to develop alternative context and design element based on themes which are required by designers or end users. This method is expected to open the possibilities to translate any other traditional musical instruments into visual forms and embody the intangible form of culture into the daily lives of people.