Type as Art
by Kari Chapman
Typography is good for more than just making words. Type can become art. Shadows shift and dimension emerges by changing typefaces, their colors and their sizes. Using lighter and smaller text can create softness. Here are two examples of “type as art” that I find inspiring and that make me want to create art from type.
Images courtesy of pixelelement.com.
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October 7th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
[...] some of the most compelling and beautiful designs use type only, or use it as a major part of the art/aesthetic. (See “The Fisher King,” the Urban Outfitters ad, the Fossil watch tins and the [...]