Sunday, July 8, 2012

REFLECTIONS OF A SOLITARY HAMSTER, Astrid Desbordes


This book's text is very interesting: it is not set in a typeface, but has been hand-written by the designer. Tiny differences in the lettering give it an organic feel suited to the cartoonish illustrations.



Note the subtle differences in the lettering

Even the page numbers have been hand-written. The designer has used a different font for the characters' speech and writing. Showing us what the Mole's handwriting looks like is a great characterisation technique, and the fact that the handwriting is hand-written is effective in a way that a regular 'handwriting' typeface would not be.
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