Expanded Font
This a typeface called Expand, it's based on solid shapes coming together to create a letterform. This relates to what i'm doing and could serve as inspiration because i could 'expand' or 'inflate' pre existing typefaces or i could expand just specific sections.
The modular font above is such a simple, straight forward font constructed of shapes, the two different variations of the same font above have first of all given me idea of manipulating an existing font such as Helvetica and expanding it into something new such as a modular font. I could also show the progression of the font expanding by using layers or different shades a grey similar to the second series. Aesthetically it's not a good looking font, it's pretty bulky but the overlay font os so much different to the original, i feel the layering adds subtle details to each letter and adds depth.
Concertina Font
I have an idea of a font expanding via a concertina, it could have things expanding out from it, transforming into the full letter. The images bellow are a concertina that if you look at them at a certain angle they form a letter.
This is the concertina font flattened out before it has been folded up. I feel that this technique wouldn't suit my word because it has to be 2-Dimensional. As a 2-D image it would suit the word 'Dissect'
I think that if I take the idea of a concertina and apply it to the font such as descenders it would best suit 'Expand' more, or i could make it look like the whole letter itself is being unfolded by illustrating it.