Some really interesting work by Savas Ozay, a designer and illustrator from Istanbul, Turkey. I like his use of geometric forms and clean type treatments mixed with bold colors. My favorite piece of Savas’s is the Playing Cards. I’ve always thought it would be fun challenge to design a deck of playing cards in a purely typographic style, and as you can see below Savas has done this quite successfully.
Check out more of his work at www.savasozay.com
Amazing series of typographic tree sculptures created by artist Gordon Young and design studio Why Not Associates.
“The striking, cracked trees, 14 in all, are situated throughout the library building and are installed vertically, flush to the floor and ceiling to resemble supporting, structural pillars. Each tree is, in fact, a real oak trunk and displays carved passages of text from literature within the library, the typeface of each passage chosen carefully to suit the nature of the text – which is where Why Not Associates comes in.”
via CR Blog
Some amazing three dimensional typography by Karina Peterson. The letters are transformed into 3D sculptures which change depending on the angle they are viewed at.
Beautiful paper-cut illustrations by Yulia Brodskaya. It’s always interesting to see typography being explored in a new mediums and unique applications. Because these are actually crafted from paper and photographed, they have a nice sense of depth and dimension that is almost impossible to replicate digitally.
(via designboom)
New card game called “Type Trumps” just released by Face37. This is going on my Christmas list!
Creative Review:
Rick Banks, has created a set of Top Trumps style cards where classic typefaces are the subject matter – hence the name, Type Trumps. Each card is designed to make the most of the particular font it features, and typophiles will happily find such faces as Frankfurter, Times, Helvetica, Johnston Underground and Neu Alphabet in the pack. Type Trumps players can battle it out using such statistics as year of design, the amount of weights, cost etc to win their opponent’s cards. Banks has given each typeface a ‘rating’ score, a ‘legibility’ score and even a ‘special power’.
(via Swiss Legacy)
Amazing typography by Nicolas André. Check out more of his inspiring work here.
Some really cool installations by Dan Tobin Smith. At first glance, the giant “E” looks like something that could have been digitally altered or photoshopped, but after seeing the other images below it’s obvious that all of the objects we actually setup and photographed. I really like the bold contrast of the red on white.
Cool typography seating by Dominik Schwarz called “Typoase.” I really like use of contrasting textures and materials that were used to to construct the letters.
‘Typoase’ aims to supply a public seating where people can sit and have a short break. Made from wood and stone topped with grass, the benches spell out the word ‘TIME‘. (via woohome)
If you haven’t seen the documentary on Helvetica yet, you’re missing out. Last year I was able to attend a screening of the film and a Q&A session with the director Gary Hustwit and famous type designer Matthew Carter.
The documentary takes an in depth look at the evolution of the typeface, but it also includes interviews with top designers from around the world and their opinions about the role of typography and design for today’s society. It was interesting to hear both sides of the debate about Helvetica, why some people love it and some people hate it. The film is a must-see if you are a designer or are just interested in learning more about design and typography.
I recently bought a set of old letterpress type to do some experiments with. There’s something really cool about handling the solid pieces of metal type and looking at the unique wear on each of the letters from when they were used for printing. I’m not sure what else I am going to do with the type, but I hope to use it in future designs and maybe eventually try some printing.
Stay tuned for more experiments.
