Typography Art (Part 9)

Practice typography in this art lesson: typography art (part 9).

🎨 Studio Brief #43

Letters are visual shapes as well as carriers of meaning.

🎯 Your mission

Less is more. Then take one more thing away.

⚡ The twist

Cut every word that doesn't need to be there.

What you'll learn

Letters are visual shapes as well as carriers of meaning. Create artwork where the letterforms themselves become the art.

Get ready

Techniques you'll practise

typographyvisual metaphorlettering

Colored pencilsDrawing paperScissorsGlue

Step 1 of 3

Choose a word that is meaningful to you. Write it in large block letters across the page.

Step 2 of 3

Fill each letter with patterns, images, or colors related to the word's meaning.

Step 3 of 3

Add a background that contrasts with the letters.

Did you know?

🤯 Mind = Blown

🤯 Helvetica (the font) is 70 years old and still on almost every street sign.

🌟 Artist Spotlight

🎨 Massimo Vignelli designed the NYC subway map. People still argue about it.

You did it!

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We'll pick an art project that matches exactly where your skills are right now.

✨ More to explore

🌍 Where you see this: Every menu, app, and sign you've ever read was designed by someone like you.

🏆 Try this week: Design a logo for your bedroom door.

👨‍👩‍👧 At dinner: “If you could design the logo for our family, what would it look like?”

Send it to a parent looking for a 15-minute screen-free creative win.