famille expérimentale the Kouije   The principle behind Quantange, i.e. resparking French interest in the phonology of the latin alphabet, needed to be simplified for greater efficiency. This gave rise to Kouije, a flexible tool to embody the voice in writing. The letterforms follow the voicewaves : they contract and stretch for variations in rythm; slim for whispers, bold for shouting; letter height indicates voice pitch, from low to high. (For reading in your head, we'll use a non-vocalised form, Kouije mental normal.)   27 variations on a modular grid which make deformation easier