art for typography junkiesby brett |
If you’re someone who knows what I mean when I say “Comic Sans Serif” was the un-funniest thing to happen to typography - EVER - you’re probably a typography junkie. The design of written characters is an art unto itself, and has a passionate, cult-like following within the larger pool of design aficionados.
Even IKEA’s jumped on the typography bandwagon with the rather splendid new Olunda framed artwork. I love how the vowels are printed in red, including the deliciously Swedish additions at the end. Did you actually know that the Swedish alphabet recognizes these variations of “A” and “O” as three distinct letters, thus bringing their alphabet to 29 characters? Fascinating! (Yes, I’m a junkie.)
Olunda picture, $60, IKEA
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Wow that doesn’t look like what i expect ikea art to look like. Nice!
Isn’t it refreshing?
It almost reminds me of an optometrist’s chart - part of the vogue for vintage medical paraphernalia, perhaps? That sounds weird, but there’s certainly been a rush of vaguely medical/scientific accessories lately like phrenology busts, bell jars, etc…