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06/09/2009 · 10:33 am

J’adore… Bela Borsodi

WARNING!!!!!!!!!!: I am NOT going to pay for any eye tests so read this post at your own risk!

Bela Borsodi’s Alphabet typographs (typography photographs) are so eye boggling, wouldn’t you agree?


What I love about this work is that it’s a bit like what I would imagine its like being on drugs! I, of course, haven’t been stupid enough to do drugs so cannot be sure BUT what I mean by this is that you can look at the pictures and your eyes go funny and start zooming in and out. Of course the photo subjects are 3D but this is not how the letterforms are presented – they are 2D! So I find my eyes going crazy when I am looking at certain details especially on the letters A, L, H and T. If you go here to to Bela’s website (click on editorial I and then WAD #39 – Alphabets) you can see the letters a bit closer up so in more detail. Now, you tell me your eyes aren’t going crazy too!? It’s great isn’t it? :)

I found his work while browsing random bits and bobs - you might know how it is? You look at one thing, which leads to you finding something else and then you end up about a million clicks away from where you started 6 hours ago! It happens to me all the time, which is a good thing btw because I find great stuff like Bela’s work! Anyway, I first came across his stuff here and you should check out the other great finds on there!

P.s. I already said I wouldn’t pay for any eye tests :)

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04/08/2009 · 2:07 am

What A Vine Typeface You’ve Got There!

Although I’m posting it today, this is actually from 2 weeks ago.

In my garden the conifer trees are being leeched onto by a vine-type plant. My parents hate it so naturally, I love it. So much that I decided I wanted to create a typeface from it, so I did. I used some paving slabs from my garden as the backdrop. This is the 3rd typeface I have created (mince meat being the first and ice lolly being the second), and all 3 have been more experimental than functional!

I don’t really like how it turned out, that’s why I’ve been reluctant to post it but thought that I can only learn from it. I only just realised that I disliked it so much I deleted all of the close up pictures of the individual letters – oops! So all that is left of that evening is this…

They are all lowercase letters but lets be honest, if I hadn’t arranged them in order then you might not have been able to guess all the letters correctly. Some might say this is the beauty of it, and others might not. The idea and creative intentions were there anyway… :)

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30/07/2009 · 12:48 am

J’adore… Mark Andrew Webber

It was only June when I had my first attempt at linocutting, a medium invented by the Die Brucke artists whom I studied for my final major project of year 1 of my BTEC course. I really struggled. I know practice makes perfect etc and I probably didn’t put in as much effort as I needed to BUT as I am preparing myself to go back to college in September (I am SO looking forward to it), one challenge is prominent in my mind; Printmaking.

Last year we did the 3D Award as an extra bonus, and this year we are tackling printmaking. I love the idea, the process and mostly the outcomes but honestly I am so shocking at linocutting! I have so much respect for anyone who linocuts, and Mark Andrew Webber certainly deserves A LOT of my respect!

This man has linocut typographical maps of Paris, London, Amsterdam and New York. They are all amazingly beautiful!

London:

As with all linocuts, the design must be back-to-front for it to print correctly – as if linocutting wasn’t hard enough already! Haha

Just look how amazing the letterforms look – almost perfect! Also, can you spot Harrods? Clue: It’s even written in the original Harrod’s typeface!

This is the final print and I love how the centre has been printed in red ink :)

The Paris map has to be my favourite though…

It’s all written in French, took Webber 2 months to complete working non-stop (such dedication!), is 1.8 metres by 1.5 metres(aka BIG) and !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have actually no word worthy to describe it, I’m speechless!

He has expressed some difficulty in being able to get it printed(due to the massive size), but recently found a printer, YAY! 
With limited stock of 300, Webber’s map of Amsterdam is currently selling on his website  for £100 + P&P which for a student is obviously a lot of money… but I would actually LOVE/ADORE a print of the Paris map when he finally prints some(Anyone feeling generous enough to buy me/donate a print – it will be recieved with MUCH delight and are VERY welcome!) . The only problem is, where would I put it? If I owned a house I would put it on display for everyone to see the beauty!

Whilst browsing through the rest of his website I came across some other work he did for The Guardian newspaper which I think I am drawn to because of the shiny surface of the lino after some red ink had been applied:

But then, the print is nice too! Look at the crispness of that massive lowercase g!

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