For Toyota’s new iQ, they wanted to do something a little different with the car, so they used it to create a font. (Yes, you read that right. A font.)
The process involved a lot of stunt driving and some interesting software to put it all together, but the end result is actually pretty good looking:
Font-ophiles beware: Typocalypse knows what you’re thinking.
By analyzing each font and what it’s typically used for, Lars Willem Veldkampf’s set of Flickr photos dives into the subliminal messages these fonts are feeding you.
Nir Tober’s Fire Letters is a fantastic use of flames to create a rather unique font.
Apparently each letter took between 30 and 50 takes to get right, and it took about 15 hours over 2 sessions to get everything just right, with the final result being the un-Photoshopped images that you see here.
Though I’m admittedly not a fontophile, these two, called Value Pack (by Robert Bolesta) and Alphabet Truck (by Eric Tabuchi), are definitely typography gone right.
[Value Pack Via: Slashfood]
[Alphabet Truck Via: Lens Culture]
I’m definitely not a fontophile, but the occasional mix of letters and subject matter is so perfect that it makes me stop and take note.
Pedro Campiche’s poster, which spells out “I Spent All Day Watching Porn” in letters that are far from PG, is one such font. It’s subtle enough that you might miss it [...]