f o u n d letters

June 25, 2004 7:40 AM

Art, Link, Letter: Abba Richman's beautiful The Alphabet and Dean Allen's rustic Found Alphabet are collections of letter shapes found in various outdoor objects.
posted by iconomy (11 comments total)

Now let's see 'em do it in Hiragana.
posted by rory at 7:45 AM on June 25, 2004

Part two of a series? Thanks, iconomy.
posted by plep at 7:47 AM on June 25, 2004

plep, you are very wise ;)

Also of note: Twenty Faces: a comparison of 20 classic serif typefaces, and How The Alphabet Was Made: the classic tale by Rudyard Kipling.
posted by iconomy at 7:48 AM on June 25, 2004

Also the Butterfly Alphabet this links to both some alphabet pics and other things Kjell Sandved found in the wings of butterflies.
posted by zeoslap at 8:26 AM on June 25, 2004

The Animal Alphabet. For the kids!
posted by Turtles all the way down at 9:32 AM on June 25, 2004

Some fantastic stuff on found alphabets and letters at Typographica:

Twigs & Berries

Butterflies, also above in zeoslap's entry.
posted by luriete at 9:46 AM on June 25, 2004

Six comments, three referrals to the butterly alphabet! See plep's comment for all of your butterfly alphabet needs...
posted by iconomy at 10:02 AM on June 25, 2004

Excellent links, iconomy. Let's not forget Bembo's Zoo.
posted by btwillig at 12:18 PM on June 25, 2004

Art, Link, Letter

That was enough, but the alphabets were nice too. Thanks.
posted by hama7 at 1:41 PM on June 25, 2004

Great links! Excellent lead in, ico.
posted by taz at 2:19 AM on June 27, 2004

Much as it pains me to be echoing hama7... "Art, Link, Letter" is one of the all-time great post titles.
posted by soyjoy at 9:39 AM on June 28, 2004