A twist on the idea of type

When you think of a font, you most likely think of a computer. You are in a program and you can select one from a drop down menu…not for these! Check out this collection of “type faces.”

An entire alphabet using one chair

Photographer and graphic designer Amandine Alessandra is preoccupied with the relationship of words and images, finding typography a field bridging the gap between the two.

The London-based designer crafted a full alphabet using only a single chair and several boards, which were used to hide certain sections of the chair.

“The series…uses a chair as a matrix for an alphabet,” Alessandra wrote on her website. “Each letter is a meaningless installation if seen on its own, but becomes decipherable when a few of them are put together as words. Objects become readable.”

To the right, using paper, French artist Jerome Corgier painstakingly sculpted an entire alphabet to appear as three-dimensional. Each letter is uniquely detailed—Corgier said that he wanted to give each letter a “life” and “history”.

Yet another household item made into a type face, “Typick.” Although it can only be fully viewed from a certain angle Jerome Haldemeann used toothpicks to craft a full typeface.

We all know that Star Wars has a fan base of its own. Here, a cartoonist Mark Anderson rekindled his love for the movie series, sculpting the entire alphabet using only LEGO Star Wars spaceship sets.

Credits: DesignTaxi