

A great new letterpress print available from Heartfish Press. Printed with soy-based black ink, only $23. (via svpply)


A great new letterpress print available from Heartfish Press. Printed with soy-based black ink, only $23. (via svpply)





Swiss design student Jérôme Haldemann was given the class assignment of creating a font based on an animal theme. The animal he received at random: a hedgehog. Behold his prickly, three-dimensional interpretation of Bodoni: TYPICK. Thanks Jérôme for sharing your work with Colossal!


Wearable Lettering is a project by designer Amandine Alessandra. She also created this nifty clock and website for Optimus Kanguru Kolors using the same concept of wearable typography. (via quipsologies)



Graphic designer Max Prediger created an entire alphabet using cleverly folded and embedded NIL cigarette boxes. See the entire alphabet in all its glory here.
A killer typographic world map by Chicago-based designer Nancy McCabe available on Etsy, and a watercolor variation. This doesn’t look like it was time-consuming at all. (via designzine)







Character is a project based in Finland that converts dismantled signs into individual art objects which can be purchased online here. These photos by Johan Warden make the project all the more striking.
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