Bello Pro with a fun twist

Bello Pro with a fun twist!

I found this type on Underware.nl and I just love it. Along with the curvy , hand done type of font face it already is and then mixed with the fun material with bright colors(straws) it just creates this fun,play feel.

Handmadefont- A4

This font was made by an Estonia based design company named HMF (Hand Made Font) founded in 2008 by Vladimir Loginov and Maksim Loginov. The company specializes in developing nontraditional and unique fonts. You can buy the fonts they make and use them freely and they have an animated video for most of their creations, which I thought was pretty neat. Each letter is made from one piece of A4 print paper, which can be interchanged with other colors as well. The font is san serif, bold, and block like.  

I really like that simple slits and subtle folds can create the letter forms. My favorite letter is "A" because there are minimal folds , yet I can recognize it's characteristics. I'm glad they let the folds rise rather than flattening them out because the shadows are interesting as well. I can see this font in an educational environment or office supply store. On future projects I'll take into consideration that almost anything can be used as a medium to create font. The simplest suggestions can convey a lot of information.

Animated Video here:   http://vimeo.com/21063281

Links: http://www.handmadefont.com/

Here's an interesting example of type being constructed out of found objects. In this case leaves that have changed color due to the season's change.  These were cut out by the artist Twan Van Keulen.

The cut outs are a very simple sans serif typeface. I thought it was interesting that the these were simply cut out of very common objects, leaves, everyone has access to. There are so many different two dimensional materials out there with unique textures and color combinations that could be used to construct innovative type. The possibilities are endless!

Vegetal Identity - Santana

The first thing that came to my mind when I thought of non-traditional typography was type created using plant-life. After looking around for some aesthetically pleasing executions, I came across Vegetal Identity.

Vegetal Identity is a Parisian-based business that specializes in and sells gorgeous typography/shape sculptures made of a metal frame encasing moss and vegetation. Luckily for everyone, these plants need neither water, nor light! 

They have had expositions at both the Maison&Objet and colette.

 

You can see their site here.

Ice Cube Type

I thought this was pretty clever. This sans serif typeface is made entirely out of ice cubes. It is appropriate to the context as it is conveys the temporary element of the expo it is advertising. Simple, yet extremely effective.

Great example of using one's hands and actually creating type away from the computer screen.

Work Is Worship

I found this via Typography 31 , but decided to get pictures of this piece online (instead of poor lit images). 

This sans serif type is made up of 23,000 pencils on a 20 x 9 ft wall. Based off the Indian adage, Wieden + Kennedy, Delhi took pencils as a symbol of their craft and used it to represent themselves and their outlook. It is placed in their reception area so those who come in will see this and know.

The amount of effort that had to go into this is amazing. This really inspires me with our current project.

War Room

Hey guys!

For this week's post, I found something from this years CA Typography Annual:

The piece is from Commerce House in Dallas. It was created by designer James Harrison and students from AIGA's UNT Chapter. It is an environmental piece made entirely of army men spray painted red and then super glued to a wall. They come together to spell "War Room". I think it was quite ingenious to use army men to create type having to do with a war theme, since small army men are usually played with by children. And the fact that they are actually glued to a wall (a place childrens' toys are rarely found) makes it that much more uncomfortable.  It calls to the fact that we so easily "toy" with people in so many aspects of life (war in particular).

The actual concept behind the War Room, however, is just that: conception.  It is in this "war room" that ideas are battled out and fought for. It is a really great way to show the creative process and how so much of it really is like a war.

The typeface is Commerce's house font, Neutraface from House Industries, and the red is actually their brand color as well. The type face is a great, albeit ironic, choice considering that the piece is anything but neutral. Neutraface is a great big, bold, typeface that is good at being seen. It's also got this wonderful 60s vibe to it. Overall, This is a really wonderful type piece that really uses objects in an interesting way. It's placement on a wall allows it to be seen and the color choice is anything but quiet. It is very successful in communicating it's specific message within it's specific environment.

I Want Candy

Warning - The following images may result in extreme urges for gratuitous amounts of candy.

Designed by a student at London College of Communication, is a typeface made completely out of candy. The objective of the assignment was to create a typeface out of any material and to give it an appropriate message. The designer is potentially considering making a useable typeface from this alphabet.

The font is a sans serif font that is modeled after the Avant Garde Gothic typeface. The student is simply attempting to express his love and need for candy by spelling out, "I want candy," out of candy. The message is simple, and could potentially have been pushed further, but it is well executed. Considering that this was for a design project and would be seen only by other students and professors, I would say the student was extremely successful. In addition, the composition of the poster is very centered and simple, this adds a blatant but slightly humorous element to the message.

I don't know if I will be making any typefaces out of candy any time soon, but typefaces made out of random materials like these are very fun to look at and they help my brainstorming process in future projects by being able to recall projects like these.

Source: http://www.behance.net/gallery/I-Want-Candy-Experimental-Typography-2009/732387

-Justin Hernandez

Jaclyn Arens_Booksetting

Looking through the blog posts, Jennifer's Human Letters discovery of Amandine Alessandra really caught my eye. So I creeped on Amandine's Behance and WOW, look for yourself. 

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Booksetting/168988

Thomas Fuller’s phrase “A book that is shut is but a block” is illustrated by the use of books for their shape and colour, rather than content.

Amandine says "Building up the letters also reminded me very much of typesetting, as every type made of colored books had to be blocked with white books, just as it is done in letterpress, where large areas of white space are created by wooden blocks called furniture." Amandine is a photographer/graphic designer based in London. I think her work is so inspirational and innovative; it definitely helps thinking about new and creative ways to express typefaces.

Memento Venerem

I found a really neat branding system that uses the typeface History. It is a sans-serif typeface from Typotheque and is based on Roman inscriptional capitals. It has 21 different styles that comes with the typeface. Memento Venerem is a multi-brand sports store located on top of the ancient Roman remains of the temple of Venus. The fact that the typeface is inspired by Roman capitals helps to tie the brand to Roman history. 

Memento Venerem uses the typeface in an interesting way. They've adorned it with glyphs for the logo which gives it character. It also reminds me of some of the elaborate decorations of some of the ancient Roman temples.

They utilize the various styles within the font family to create the full name. I found that to be a nice way to incorporate variation. At first I didn't realize that it was just the different styles from the family. When I realized that I thought that it was unique.

Memento Venerem has incorporated their name into various other things related to the store. They all help to emphasize their brand. I like how unified it feels over the entire system. I hope to be able to incorporate that into my exhibition.

http://fontsinuse.com/uses/2626/memento-venerem
http://www.typotheque.com/fonts/history

HAND MADE TYPE | Tien-Min Liao

Tien-Min Liao designs and creates her type literally by hand. She paints the figures on her hands and arms, creates upper and lower case characters. She encourages the viewer to think critically not only about the methods by which the forms are created but also the shapes themselves.

www.behance.net/TienMinLiao

Relax and Unwind by Hector

Dominique Falla

This was created for Srutten's Square One exhibition. She drew the type by hand, scanned it, drew it in Illustrator, then proceeded to make it from pins and strings. Here's a video of her process in Illustrator.

Type the Sky

I was browsing through a few different typography blogs and came across this really interesting typeface constructed from the interior spaces between buildings. I researched a little more about the project and found that it was actually done by a University of Essen student, Lisa Mann Riener, who was studying abroad in Spain during the summer of 2005. It started by her discovering the letter “Q” while standing in the middle of a Barcelona courtyard and staring up at the sky. She spent a few weeks searching the city for the rest of the alphabet. After finding the other 2 letters, Lisa turned the project into a booklet with a fold out poster that slowly reveals the phrase “will you look at me?”.  This project was awarded a certificate of typographic excellence by the Type Directors Club New York 2007. It’s extremely inspiring to think that we can find type in almost every area our eyes can see. It’s also a reminder that some of the most unconventional beauty can be found in the negative spaces of life.