‘Here’ by Eleni Lefa
Lefa describes herself as a “Creative thinker, Graphic Designer, love challenges, basketball and chocolate.” Folow Eleni Lefa on Twitter.
‘Elusive’ by Rosina Digne-Malcolm
Monthly Archives: September 2013
‘Vernacular’ by Anoopa John
‘Vernacular’ by Anoopa John
“I chose the word ‘Vernacular’ to describe London as I felt that this city has many nuances that are its own. Although it is a city inhabited by people from different countries from around the world, you will always encounter something that is peculiarly London. It could be the architecture, the food, the Cockney slang or the alternative-culture of Camden.”
‘Epicentre’ by Alice Stevens
‘Epicentre’ by Alice Stevens
Stevens’ piece is created from perspex lettering which arrived in an intriguing box and we’ve had fun rearranging the letters like typographic toy building blocks.
‘Everywhere’ by Dot Thompson
‘Everywhere’ by Dot Thompson
“I wanted to reflect the widespread, connecting, art and design network within London. I went about the piece by listing and marking many of the creative galleries, museums and studios across London on a map, before sewing lines of thread to connect them and using this as the framework for the letterforms, which were first hand cut out of card.”
‘Cycle’ by Angus Montgomery
‘Cycle’ by Angus Montgomery
“I cycle in London almost every day, it’s how I’ve learned to navigate the city and discover how it all connects together.
“For my Typetasting piece, I made the word ‘Cycle’ using bits of old bike paraphernalia. The ‘Cs’ are made from a bit of inner tube and cycling scarf, I cut into a bike map to make the ‘Y’, a modified reflector snap-band forms the ‘L’ and a partially opened multi-tool forms a rather clumsy ‘E’.”
‘Eclectic’ by Sarah Hyndman
‘Eclectic’ by Sarah Hyndman
Photos taken by Type Tasting organiser Sarah Hyndman on a Type Safari through Dalston.
Type Safaris have proved popular and reinforce the ‘typography is all around us’ message. You are taken on a tour of an area of London, for example Dalston, and show you how the history of the area is revealed through the signage, explaining the origins of the different typefaces and discussing why they are (or aren’t) appropriate for each sign.
‘Panoramic’ by Alexandra Blum
‘Panoramic’ by Alexandra Blum
“I love the panoramas of London. I’ve spent a lot of time climbing and drawing from scaffolding, as artist in residence on the Dalston Square construction site in Hackney, east London, where the encompassing sense of space was incredible.‘Panoramic’ was made referring to drawings made at the top of the scaffolding, 200 metres up.”
‘Hipster’ by Abbey Pennyfather
‘Hipster’ by Abbey Pennyfather
“London is bursting at the seams with creative types and ‘trendy’ now seems to outnumber ‘normal’. I wanted to create a graphic representation of the infiltration of the hipster- bright clothes and cool composure.”
‘Dalston’ by Mark Wilding
‘Dalston’ by Mark Wilding
Having lived in the area for a number of years and witnessed the area change first hand Wilding created the Dalstonistist blog earlier in 2013. it fast gained a large readership and has become the go-to guide for everything Dalston, although he explains that “to be honest, mostly the fun stuff. Bars, clubs, gigs, restaurants and any other weird things that go on round here.”
“London is probably the best place in the world to live. But London, for me, is Dalston. A lot of the diversity and variety that makes London so great can be found mere moments away from my front door. My Type Tasting piece contains signage from Dalston institutions and some of the more recent additions to the area—reflecting the change that continues to take place. It’s also fairly rough and ready—just like Dalston itself.”
#LDF13 Dalston Eastern Curve Garden
#LDF13 Dalston Eastern Curve Garden
Movie by Qian Yuan
We had a fun aftenoon in the Dalston Eastern Curve Garden workshop surrounded by lush plants and quiet tranquility in the heart of bustling Dalston. Thank you to everybody who came along and took part so enthusiastically and creatively and also to Kitty the Hackney Wow! reporter for her story yesterday.
The following words have been selected to be included in the Type Tasting display with the London Design Festival at the V&A:
Slushy by Rofi
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