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PUBLIC MARKS from sbrothier with tags typography & animals

2011

The LION & the CARDINAL

This figurative alphabet appears in a late 14th century pattern book for illustrators. It was a creation of the architect Giovannino de'Grassi. Click on the images below for larger pictures.

2008

Concept Typography Artwork, Animal Kingdom

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THIS IS A SERIES OF CONCEPT ARTWORKS FORMED FROM OUR ENTHUSIASTIC PASSION FOR TYPOGRAPHY.

Art as Alphabetic Letterform

We have now looked at several illustrations linking a subject to its initial letter. Here we find examples of art as alphabetic letterform. In several cases, not only does the designer form letters from the figures themselves, but his figures also make their own linguistic allusions.

Giovanni de Grassi

Alphabet with animals letterforms

Twenty-Six Types of Animals by Jeremy Pettis

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Typography channeling the essence of the beast