ISTD project: 100

This brief from the ISTD, was about the interpretation of the number 100. We had to reflect the significance of the number 100 with a design that expressed clear typographic control of the navigation of the information content. When I read the brief for the first time I thought about the 100 canti of the Divina Comedia by Dante Alighieri. I always loved this masterpiece of Italian literature not just for its literary value but also for its perfect structure where each little detail is absolutely the result of a deep accurate research and elaboration. Dante was, no doubt, a Christian but at the same time he believed in a supreme order of the Universe. He was a Pythagorean and mixed this discipline and its fundamental ideas with his religious beliefs. The numerology of the Divina Commedia is quite complex, but can be easily analysed if we relate it to Pythagoras’ teaching. The, almost mystical symbolism of numbers is an essential key to unveil the deep meaning of this wonderful book. And so we come to the number 100 that is a number of extreme perfection and represents the Deity and at the same time, in a metaphysical way, the essence of the Universe.