Artist Tyree Callahan hacked into a Underwood Standard typewriter from 1937 to create this absolutely amazing piece, dubbed the Chromatic Typewriter. The "typebars" are replaced with ink pads, and the keys given a corresponding color. From the duo of tones on each key, it looks like the artist even preserved the "shift" option.
As a scultpture, it's plenty striking, but the piece actually works to create original "paintings" by typing on the keys: … read more
Designer and art director Drew Vanderveen has created "Beardo," a facial hair typeface.
You'll wanna click through, zoom in, and check out the details on this. What he's pulled off is truly amazing. … read more
Over the past year I've developed quite a fascination with printmaking: letterpress, woodcut, screenprinting…the list goes on. Never before, however, have I seen printing at such a large scale.… read more
Noodlor offers this free and helpful graphic guide to understanding type.
This section on choosing a typeface based on the message you want to convey is particularly helpful:
Recently, Elsie thrifted an awesome vintage paint-by-numbers landscape. Which is pretty awesome in itself, though maybe just a tad too kitschy. So, she transformed it into a text-based stunner featuring a song lyric from one her favorite bands with barely any effort. … read more
