Glaze Spectrum is a library of natural glazes created by Helen Love as a reference and learning resource for ceramicists, artists and students.

In response to an invitation to create a ceramic installation for the re-opening of the Aberdeen Art Gallery, Helen challenged herself make the brightest spectrum possible using only 8 common metal oxides.

2 years and 1500 glaze test tiles later, Helen approached us armed with masses of data and the aim to share it with everyone around the world.

Working closely with Helen, we developed a digital resource that made the beautiful tiles the focus.

The tiles are displayed in groups of oxide and can also be filtered by colour, firings, clays and base glazes.

Users can select a tile to access the method, recipe and share the tile on social media.

DAC hosted the ‘Show Some Love’ event to help raise awareness of the project with the local business and creative communities. Read more about it here.

Based on Helen’s handwriting, the ‘Love Glaze’ typeface was created to convey the handmade feel of each tile. This is used throughout social media and promotional materials.

Each tile has a unique hashtag, so users can easily search for and share their own results of using specific glazes on social media.