a sneak peek

playing with type

An initial design, not quite right (not enough different letters) but you get the idea.

As a trained graphic designer, type always featured heavily in my work. I'm no longer working as a designer, but the love of typography continues.  I have a collection of old wooden type blocks – all letters and numbers and quite a few other characters. 

Ever since I bought them I have been itching to develop a textile design from them. And here's my first iteration. Each block has been inked up, printed, scanned and manipulated into a design of interlocking characters.

It's not quite right, I have had to duplicate characters because we didn't print all the letters – that's a job for this weekend.

So what do you think? Would you buy it? What colours would you like? And, what do you think I should call it?

At the moment it's called Alphabet Soup!

Let me know what you think.

Comments

[pip of meetmeatmikes]

Have you seen Aunty Cookie's typeface fabric? It looks a bit like this! I bet you would love it!

[Jodie]

Love it - I would definately buy it ! Black Red grey !!!!yum!

[Stitchworks]

I just bought a set of old type face on Etsy and am planning to use it in my work.
Saw your design on Mosaic Monday - Feltbug.
Good luck with your work.

[Hannah]

oh, i love this. have just spent a couple of minutes squinting at the screen to get a good look. i love that the type is not neatly lined up, and that there are no boggle-like words hidden in there. colours??? there has to be some green...

[lusummers]

oh thank god this was posted on the 29th - so you know i didn't nick your idea! i was worried to death that you'd thought i'd copied you :) i love this (but of course i would, what's not to love?) and i think it will work in tons of colours, at the moment i'm a big fan of apple-y green with charcoal grey...hmmmmmmmmmmm....

[shannon]

I love this design - I would definitely buy it! I would love to see white font on black, and maybe white font on charcoal grey. What type of fabric will you print it on? I'm already imagining my journal covers made from this : )

[justine]

yes yes yes &yes
red green and black!
love love love
nice website btw