I
found Alphatecture interesting because usually typography involves
building forms and molding shapes to create the letter forms.
However, with Alphatecture it is all about using what is already in
your surroundings to find the forms in something that was not meant
to resemble a letter. Peter Defty is well known for his execution in
this process. He is a professional photographer based near Leeds, in
the UK. He takes photos all around the world and creates different
alphabets based on each city he has been to.
Google
Maps Typography uses the same idea but approaches it a little
differently by using an aerial view to find letters in natural land/
building formations. This particular alphabet was put together by
Rhett Dashwood, he did it over the course of several months. Its a
little hard to read, but it shows lots of creativity and
persistence.
http://rhettdashwood.com/16575/Google-Maps-Typography
http://www.pinterest.com/murathocaoglu/alphatecture/
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