The Art of the Lock Up

A big trend in typography now is the lock up. Typographic lock ups, when done correctly, are a beautiful and new way to display quotes, headers, callouts, etc.

Here are a few artists that are the front runners of this trend.

Jessica Hische

Jess Hische, a Tyler alumnus, works almost exclusively with illustrated typography, usually in a lock up form. 

http://jessicahische.is/

Drew Melton

http://yourjustlucky.com/all/

Mik Baro

Illustrator and typographer from Valencia, Spain.

http://www.mikbaroblog.blogspot.com/

Type Lock Ups as Tattoos

Many people have started getting well done lock ups as tattoos.