Type · Study 094
Sand Words
Thousands of grains assemble into a word, scatter when your pointer passes through, and flow into the next word every six seconds.
What you're looking at
The current word is drawn invisibly, and every other filled pixel becomes a target. Each grain is assigned one target and is pulled toward it by a spring with friction. The pointer pushes nearby grains away. When the word changes, every grain simply receives a new target and the whole cloud streams across.
The idea behind it
Nothing here animates a letter directly. The legibility is a side effect of thousands of independent grains settling. It is the same principle as a stadium card display or a murmuration: a readable shape made of parts that know only their own destination.
Try this
Sweep the pointer through the word to scatter the grains. Click or tap for the next word.
