About

Glypharium is a research and experimental platform founded by Juan Casco, dedicated to the study, design, and reinterpretation of writing systems, glyph-based structures, and experimental typography beyond the Latin paradigm.

The project approaches writing as a cultural, visual, and technological system—an infrastructure where form, meaning, memory, and technique intersect. Rather than treating writing solely as language, Glypharium examines scripts as material systems of inscription, knowledge transmission, and symbolic representation.

Glypharium brings together research on ancient and non-Latin writing systems, indigenous and culturally situated scripts, as well as the creation of constructed and speculative writing systems. Its work spans typographic experimentation, script design, and critical inquiry into how writing systems are constructed, transformed, and adapted within contemporary digital and cultural contexts.

Functioning simultaneously as an archive, a laboratory, and a critical research space, Glypharium supports long-term investigation, documentation, and experimentation with scripts and glyphs as living technologies.

About Juan Casco

Juan Casco is a visual artist, typographer, and cultural researcher whose work focuses on writing systems, non-Latin typography, and visual representations of language. His practice combines design research, anthropographic perspectives, and experimental system-building, with particular interest in culturally grounded and non-hegemonic forms of writing.

Glypharium consolidates and extends his long-term work in typography, script design, and writing system research.