Fontastic! Typography Design.

Typography design isn’t something we frequently cover here on Yellowtrace, however this doesn’t mean that we don’t appreciate it. Damn straight! As designers and creative people, I firmly believe that we need to continue to tune into and be informed by a whole manner of creative expressions and pursuits. So today we turn our gaze towards illustrated typography.

This post explores some of the most interesting examples of typography designs that utilise ink, wire, chalk, furniture, leaves, books, hair, flowers, ice, the human body and digital manipulation. Hang on, did you just say hair? Yes I did. Anyway, each project explores how different media can be creatively applied to or formed into typography, building on the continuously developing graphic library of reinterpreted type through visual and artistic expression.

If there’s one word to describe this collection, it would have to be FONTASTIC. Get it? Yes, I’m hilarious.

4D Typography by Losiento Studio.

Amfursand by David Mmcleod.

Atypical by Pawel Nolbert.

Hair Alphabet by Shurong Diao.

The Average Font by Moritz Resl.

Type of Letters by Niral Parekh.

Naked Silhouette Alphabet by Anastasia Mastrakouli.

Wire Typography by Dan Hoopert.

Expressive Combination of Ballet Dancers and Calligraphy.

Fashion Typography based on the work of Maison Martin Margiela.

Blueprint Chalk Typography by Liz Collini.

Fold Yard Open Office System by Benoit Challand.

Chair Alphabet by Tim Fishlock.

Letman Book Published by Gestalten.

Cut Out Leaf Typography by Twan Van Keulen.

Typeface carved from Layers of Japanese Books by Nerhol.

Blossom Type by Alice Mourou.

My Garden by Petra Blahova.

Artists Insomnia Leads to Large Scale Thread Installation.

Ice Typography by Nicole Dextras.

Ice Typography by Takayuki Ogawa.

THE GAP, A Typographic Video About Creativity by Daniel Sax.

[Images credits as noted.]