October 15, 2008 – 10:04 pm
I thought this creative use of typography in architecture was breathtaking. It’s looks like some sort of poem, and the words seem to dip into the surface of the wall and emerge in a flowing rhythm. Typophile user ngocngo noticed this on a new building and I’m glad he took the time to photograph it [...]
September 10, 2008 – 4:26 pm
I thought this was pretty cool, this person’s garden is shaped like the letter “a”. I might have to do that one day. Maybe a “g” for garden, with darker colored, and more densely populated flowers.
*EDIT: This post has been getting a lot of hits recently, thought I’d point out that you can see all my typography photography posts here including Vol 4 in this series.* I’ve decided to establish a running feature on my blog that I will call “Typography Photography”. In this case, “Typography Photography” is defined as [...]
I have a thing for benches, and I really love these spaghetti benches made by Pablo Reinoso. They are like something out of a surreal painting. Beautiful.
I love the idea and execution behind Ulrika Erdes’ Public Embroidery. It’s like the type of graffiti a crafty housewife would leave on a bus seat if they were the type to do such things. It is amazing how a simple cross stitching can add such a sophisticated and subtle beauty to a typically sterile [...]
March 31, 2008 – 11:17 am
Mark Jenkins makes very interesting 3-d pieces of art and installs them in various places in the city and in nature. There is a lot of stuff on his site and it is very worthy of checking out. I especially love the Merry-Go-Round in the trees. via The Serif