‘Abstract’ by Anthony Peters
“London to me is abstract. The ghosts of speeding cars, glass and steel towers alongside 500 year old epic stonework. Abstract shapes viewed from a late night bus, blue skies carved up by the harsh right angles of tower blocks.”
“I lived in London for a decade in my previous life as a lawyer, and I loved it’s green spaces. I missed the countryside so much, and London’s wonderful parks gave me an important contact with nature, and a way of mapping the changing seasons. Not just its parks – so many London streets are lined with trees. I was thinking about all the different kinds of trees in London, and chose ‘Leafy’ as my word.”
‘Growing’ by Nicola Darwen“The reason I chose this word was that it’s one of the things I really love about London, from window boxes to overgrown cracks in the pavement to the beautiful green parks, even in the centre of the city there’s always something growing.”
‘Vital’ by Kieran O’Keeffe
“I decided to do a lino print of my selected word as I knew the textures I could generate through the depth and direction of the cuts would add the elements of industry and creativity which I feel are a huge part of my London experience.”
‘Winning’ by Hazel Gale
Multiple National and International kickboxing and boxing champion Hazel Gale started kickboxing at age 25. “I thought I was too old to really achieve anything great but within a couple of years I had won a national title and got picked to represent GB at the World Championships. Sport turned my life around. Having been working in hospitality ever since graduating from CSM, my life was in a bit of a downward spiral, truth be told. The focus demanded by kickboxing helped me to swap a number of very unhealthy habits for a love of sport and I’ve never looked back.”
Meet the Type Tasting team
We’ll be on hand during the Type Tasting workshops from 10am – 5pm, 14 & 15 September in the Design Studio, Sackler Centre, V&A. Join us to make your own ‘Creative London’ word for the display, become part of the human alphabet or for a spot of Typography Karaoke.
‘Team’ by Leon Held
“I wanted to do the UK to show the UK as one big team. On each letter you can see the logos and flowers of England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland. Leon aged 7.”
‘Prehistoric’ by Stefan Nawathe
Nawathe’s letters are filled with meticulously drawn details of dinosaurs and prehistoric animals. It took him a number of evenings to finish this as it’s a very long word, but he patiently completed it and we’re delighted to have it in the collection.
‘Advertised’ by Samantha Chow
“Arts, commerce, education, entertainment, media, and tourism for London—the capital city of England—are ‘tagged’ along the River Thames in the map, effectively ‘advertising’ London to the world.”
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