‘Vintage’ by Madeleine Jablonowska

“I chose the word vintage because I am attracted to vintage style things such as the style of certain benches in London (angels on the sides etc) and old street signs and road signs with a pointing hand. I learned French script when I lived in Paris and thought that style was vintage”

“I have also recently been reading the Daily Telegraph and have noticed the T which I also thought as vintage. I am very interested in art and go to many exhibitions, and am interested in photography so notice more things than if I was without my camera. I like lettering because I enjoy writing stories and doing art, and lettering is the equivalent of both. Also, art and stories are quite similar ‘a picture tells a thousand words’ and stories are a work of art, but they are still separate things. Lettering is a combination of the two. Ever since I moved from Paris to London, art has become a bigger and more interesting part of my life.”

Above: fruity lettering inspired by the Type Tasting project created by Madeleine on holiday in Croatia.

‘Vintage’ by Madeleine Jablonowska will be displayed at Type Tasting with the London Design Festival 2013 at the V&A.