mapplethorpe ll
This is a second version of the Mapplethorpe alphabet, using the American photographer’s world as a mood board.
This is part of my research on how to get a letter to mean more than it reads.
A few more letters here.
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Mapplethorpe ll
Category: language, typo | Tags: alphabet, black and white, cuir, eighties, fetish, grain, latex, letter, lettering, mapplethorpe, photography, porn, semiotics, sm, type, typographie, typography | Comments (2)
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Love rubber
Research on contextual lettering, or how to get a word to say more than it reads.
The typeface made of blue rubber gloves is called Marigold, the black leatherish one is Mapplethorpe.Category: language, playing, typo | Tags: hand, handwritting, leather, lettering, mappa, mapplethorpe, marigold, rubber, semiotic, type, typo | Comments (0)