Typography Collection

A typographic stencil which I created myself, with the initials R.W. I created this by sketching a design on to card, cutting out the desired design and applying body paint to the stencil, directly on to my skin.

A letter form reading 'Andy & Harriet' which I created myself when painting pottery (achieved with 'ceramic' paint).

Graffiti on a wall near Sale town centre. I have very little knowledge about the meaning behind this piece, however personally I believe it looks very stereotypical and makes a great photograph.

Some 'Broadway' style sinage which I saw on a trip to London. This 'jazzy' style of text uses bold colours and circular shapes on the lettering to create a bright, dramatic effect.

A personalised vinyl transfer reading 'patience' which was part of the Grayson Perry exhibition which I was lucky enough to see in the Tate, London. This italic, hand written looking text really contrasts against the blue background ad stands out from the rest of the bike (which is the reason I love this bold typeface).

Anonymous wall décor which I came across in the Tate, London. This typeface reminds me of a chalk board in a classroom due to the 'childish' and hand written style of font, and also the white against black colour scheme.

This intricate typeface is seen on a replica of the Rosetta Stone, which can be found in the Tate, London. This typeface almost looks like tiny hieroglyphics however if you study this typeface for a long time you begin to make out words and even sentences. One thing you can be certain of is that this typeface is certainly not legible.

This typography was surprisingly a piece of graffiti which I came across during my tour of London.  I particularly like this style of text due to the way the letters are completely filled in, almost like block lettering or even the style of writing that you can achieve when using a potato as a stamp.

This ampersand is an ornament in the hall in my house. I really love this serif style punctuation as it is an unusual object which you very rarely get to see in a three dimensional format.