Flawless Watercolor: Perfectly Hand-painted Letters, Numbers, and Patterns
Brooklyn-based illustrator Sasha Prood has mastered and mixed the precise lines of typography with the warmth of watercolor illustrations to create flawless work. The colors flow naturally from one gradient to another, and the rich hues jump out crisply from the paper. It’s organic yet perfect, bringing a human touch to the typography. From Sasha...
Steady As She Goes: Ornate Type Made By 3D Printing
3D printing is a fascinating process that has grown quite popular in the last decade– machines can now easily create a real, three dimensional object using data from a digital file to “print” the object from the ground up. Sydney based design studio Like Minded Studio used this technology in a stunning display of typography,...
Love You Daily: One Husband’s Daily Dedication Of Love With Design
Every day for the last year, designer Zachary Graham has been illustrating, type-setting, and photographing his love visually for his wife, in this amazingly sweet project titled Love You Daily. The only limitation is that the images has to be a 500×500 pixel square, and its a testament to both his affections and his artistic...
Handmade Type: Transforming Letters From Hand To Hand
Taiwanese designer/illustrator Tien-Min Liao created an amazing project titled “Handmade Type” to fluidly illustrate the relationship between uppercase and lowercase letters. She drew slick, clean shapes on her hands with black ink, and filmed her hands seamlessly transforming between each form. The best part of the project are the drawn hands that accompany each GIF,...
Frustro: The Impossible Typeface
Hungarian designer Martzi Hegedűs has created a single typeface, titled Frustro, on the sole premise of making it impossible. Based on the illusion of the Penrose triangle (which is by definition, an impossible object whose creator deemed it “impossibility in its purest form”) the type appears to be facing two different directions simultaneously. His diagram...
Sign Language: Photographing Vintage Signs
Mark Shur has been documenting these lovely vintage signs around him in a series titled “Sign Language” on his Flickr– the faded and rusting letters create new textures for these familiar letters. It’s also a great way to study vintage typography and to get inspiration for color palettes. All of these signs remind of the...
License Plate Invitation: An Amazing Tribute To A Guest Speaker
The Society of Design of Pennsylvania wanted famed typographer Jessica Hische as a speaker, but what’s the best way to the attention of someone so busy (and, to get them to say yes?) They created an entire website just for this purpose, and the crowning achievement of their project was a invitation made out of...
“Discovery Ignites The Passion To Create”: 3D Type in Corrugated Cardboard
Farah Tamachi’s senior thesis is a six-foot-tall wall installation filled with rich flourishes and generously luscious type– all crafted in the humble medium of corrugated cardboard. The 3D type protrudes crisply from the wall, bearing the words, “Discovery ignites the passion to create.” This elegant execution of 3D type in script is what sets it...
Crisp & Geometric 3D Type With An Uplifting Message: “Words Can Fly A Thousand Miles”
This awe-inspiring 3D poster is completely made out of paper, and it bears a single line of hope as it’s name: “Words Can Fly A Thousand Miles.” Made by artists Kyosuke Nishida, Brian Li, and Dominic Liu, the poster is a reminder of the aftermath of the earthquake in Japan this past year, when messages,...
Stitched Letters: Richly Embroidered Typography
This is what happens when you equip graphic designers with talents from other mediums– twin sisters Maricor and Maricar Manalo call themselves “graphic designers, illustrators, animators, and makers of things assorted,” and their stitched letters are beautiful mashups of embroidery and typography. The clean lines of type are accentuated by the thin, richly colorful threads...
Gorgeous & Richly Crafted Wooden Ampersand in Perfect Balance
Ugmonk is a T-shirt design company that features minimalist typography and simple designs, but they recently released this beautiful wooden ampersand that balances perfectly on a thin metal base, with the help of some very strong magnets. The lavish curves of the ampersand are cut out from stained birch for a richly-hued, simple, and eye-catching...
Surprising & Beautiful Type: Making Words Out of Moss, Cookie Dough, and Masking Tape
Artist Anna Garforth uses unusual objects to create wonderful type pieces– using unexpected mediums such as moss, cookie dough, and masking tape, she creates beautiful examples of typography that span the width of walls, gates, and baking sheets. I’ve seen plenty of inventive typography around the internet, but the organic nature and slight imperfections in...
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