A day of ‘Live Lettering’ by Oli Frape
On Saturday Oli Frape was our ‘Live Lettering’ man at the V&A, documenting comments and conversations overheard in the workshop throughout the day. Take a look and see if you see any familiar snippets.
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‘Unexpected’ by Eyal & Myrthe
‘Unexpected’ by Eyal & Myrthe
Sarah, we decided to give it a shot and we’re sending our entry in the attachment. The word we chose was “Unexpected” (we checked to see it was available). The typeface is our own (Kristal). The ornaments are composed of its characters.
‘Surprising’ Ka McCarthy & ‘Fun’ by Bella + Catherine Jacobs
‘Constructed’ by Lissy Boness & ‘Metamorphosis’ Caroline Isella
‘Magnetic’ by Toni Giddings
‘Magnetic’ by Toni Giddings
“The green lines that you see show the gravity field. The viewing film shows the magnetic field of the paper and it is that that makes the font unique. The power of nature!
‘Colourful’ by Edie OP
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Type Tasting with the London Design Festival 2013 at the V&A
An exhibition of creative typography from 14-19 September
These are the ‘Creative London’ words designed for the exhibition.
Features are being posted regularly which document the inspiration
or making process. Click on a word to find out more*
We’ve been posing the question “what’s your creative London?” If you would like to take
part please come along to the drop in Type Tasting workshops at the V&A between 10am-5pm
on 14 & 15 September. No prior booking needed just come along and join in.
‘Mine’ by Sarah Hyndman
‘Mine’ by Sarah Hyndman
“When thinking about creative London, one of the things that springs to mind is all the body art to be seen, in so many different styles and created by very (and occasionally not so) talented artists. This piece references tattoo influenced lettering and is drawn and painted by hand.”
‘Graphic’ by Hector Pottie
‘Graphic’ by Hector Pottie
“The type face is my own drawn up stencil face. I’ve used it with the word graphic as I enjoy its boldness. I love the power of graphic design to add emphasis to words. I’ve place slashes between the characters changing the word further into a graphic statement.”
‘Photographed’ by Deborah Clerkin
‘Photographed’ by Deborah Clerkin
“I chose the word ‘Photographed’ as it is one of my greatest passions. As a photographer images are very important to me, capturing moments that become lasting and loved memories. Photography has evolved over the years. From traditional 35 mm film, digital SLR’s and compacts to mobile phones utilising apps like Instagram, photography is accessible to almost anyone in many ways.”
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