if h is a chair : type-obsessed andrew byrom
Posted: August 19th, 2011 | Author: Bryn | Filed under: design, lettering and fonts | 1 Comment »There are tons of videos that get recommended all over the place, sometimes I’m just not up for taking that risk of actually spending time watching — versus getting a quick image, or a quick read. In this case, it’s seventeen minutes, another reason to avoid watching, but I did and I highly recommend that you do too.
Andrew Byrom is a graphic and type designer who sees typefaces in every object around him. He’s an appealing person, an inspired artist, a great speaker and has some amazing projects to share.
“If h is a chair, then what do the other 25 characters look like?”
Enjoy!
(*via I Love Typography)
Your description intrigued me, so I marked this as unread in my Google Reader last week and have been waiting for a good time to set aside 17 minutes to watch. I just did, and I’m so glad! I love the way he thinks & works. Thanks for sharing.