Exploring Biomimicry in Visual Design: Student Stella Li’s Fungal Fusion Experiments with Mycelium and Typefaces

Fungal Fusion explores how we might incorporate biomimicry into visual design practises through a curated portfolio of experiments exploring these possibilities. Biomimicry is a practice that draws from natural systems or forms to inspire designs and processes. Nature has gone through evolution and natural selection to develop solutions for problems that designers, engineers, and architects have spent years working on. It has been applied in several design fields, including fashion, architecture, and product design; however, its potential in visual communication design still needs to be explored. This project is focused on fungi and applying observations from the functions and processes of cultivating mycelium and mushroom growth to developing typefaces and grid design. This compilation of