of paper and things

overseas type by tania alvarez

folded paper typeface by daniella spinat {via hello bauldoff }

typographic experimentation by matthew croft . i'm so inspired by the simplicity and the possibilities of this...

gavillet & rust designed this fantastic custom typeface for saks , a contemporary art gallery in geneva. {exhibition shown is jason duval: urban } {via design work life }

pulp fiction by winnie ma . a combination of typography, paper, and photography to convey homonyms used to replace the words in the titles of six classic fiction novels. {via typography served }

rubiks cube typographic font generator by jas bhachu . rubber stamps are affixed to the four faces of the cube, making infinite the possibilities of creating new fonts. {via creative review }

daily reminders by erin hanson .

hello map by zsuzsanna ilijin . this map illustrates (in all hand-drawn type) how to say hello in every country in the world. fantastic!

incredible cut-paper typographic mobiles from brooklyn-based artist and graphic designer, ebon heath . stereo.type looks to explore the balance between an individual's internal voice and that consumed via visual osmosis from the surrounding environment. grown in opposition to urban 'noise' created through advertising mediums in the modern day landscape, stereo.type explodes the written word.

incredible limited edition, signed and numbered typography neighborhood posters by ork .

you and me heart letterpress card by paramourdesigns screenprinted tea towel by stiksel type coasters by acd111 number 15 schoolbook style by scarletbeautiful

i need this...i just really do! toolbox from emmebi , who offer an extensive line of interesting complements and functional systems for your home.

fantastic typography from randy reddig . prints available, which you can inquire about here .

typography + papercutting + shadows = wow! annie vought carefully cuts scripted text to create amazing typographic displays of words and shadows. to do, 2006 merry christmas detail, 2006

so just after my previous post, i check one of my favorite blogs, oh joy! , only to find a post about the amazing gastrotypographicalassemblage wall conceived by mid-century designer lou dorfsman. haven't been reminded of this wall in some time, and, o my, wow! so, i had to share. he designed it for the cbs cafeteria, where it was mounted for more than 20 years - read on here . and here's dorfsman in front of his design, and a typography sketch of the wall by herb lubalin:

i used to write plays for the holidays and recruit all the neighborhood kids to participate. we'd stage them either in my parents' back yard or inside the house, depending on the scene. i was pretty good at it. i was better at designing the programs for those productions, and i did them all by hand - no copies, one for each family, which generally numbered maybe 10. for each production, i would create a unique font that somehow in my mind was relevant to that play. granted, they were mostly christmas plays, and so the fonts would generally include some ridiculous holly embellishments or such. but i loved doing it. and i loved cutting the construction paper by hand and sewing the pages together. while perusing etsy this morning, i found these wonderful examples of the art of typography. and not one with holly leaves or berries! colors by the type junkie vintage cash register tag pendants by gemmafactrix how's life by the obsessive imagist