Type Is All Around
Brief: Explore typography occurring in a local environment.
Concept: On close inspection, we seem to live amongst typography. I wanted to capture and record a full alphabet found within 500 metres of my home. Luckily for me I live right next door to a massive hospital where there was plenty of material to explore.
Inspiration: My use of photography is often to add a human touch to typography. Type on a screen or in a book can have a mechanic and processed feel. Therefore, I wanted to capture a living breathing typeface with which I could have a personal relationship. Stefan Sagemesiter uses photography of type in beautiful and exceptional way and this inspired my first steps in that direction.
Method: However unusual, I chose to photograph anything and everything that resembled a letter intending to collate them into an alphabet. This endeavour led me through bins, alleyways and ultimately resulted in my removal from the hospital premises.
Concept: On close inspection, we seem to live amongst typography. I wanted to capture and record a full alphabet found within 500 metres of my home. Luckily for me I live right next door to a massive hospital where there was plenty of material to explore.
Inspiration: My use of photography is often to add a human touch to typography. Type on a screen or in a book can have a mechanic and processed feel. Therefore, I wanted to capture a living breathing typeface with which I could have a personal relationship. Stefan Sagemesiter uses photography of type in beautiful and exceptional way and this inspired my first steps in that direction.
Method: However unusual, I chose to photograph anything and everything that resembled a letter intending to collate them into an alphabet. This endeavour led me through bins, alleyways and ultimately resulted in my removal from the hospital premises.