Whilst researching typography online I came across this article about a man who changed his beard into all 26 letters of the alphabet! Here is the article:
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/feb/23/man-turned-beard-alphabet-alphabeard
Although it is probably not something I can get someone to do for my project, it is still an amazing idea!
During the powerpoint in our lesson, a photo of biscuits making a typeface. This got me thinking. What if I could make my typeface out of a different sort of food? And if so, what sort of food?
Here are some pictures I found online of typefaces made of food:
(This photo was created by Alexander Eliseev as part of a student project)
https://www.behance.net/eliseev
I really like the idea of making the entire alphabet out of food as a bit of a challenge. It is quite a simple idea but very clever and seems to work well. After giving it thought, I have decided that I will probably make my typeface out of sweets as there are many shapes and sizes available which should make it a bit easier. I also have not seen a typeface made of sweets on the internet yet, meaning my ideas for which sweets to use etc will completely be my own.
In our lesson yesterday we explored various different ways of creating typefaces using paper and stencils. Here is a picture of some of the work I created (and the rest of the class):
I was not overly happy with the work I completed today as I felt I rushed it too much which is a tendency of mine. My last work looked better as I took more time on it. I have learnt from this lesson that I probably will not use paper to create my typeface.