Street Fonts
Graffiti Alphabets from Around the World
Published on 21. February 2011
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-0-500-51559-4 (ISBN)
Description
Claudia Walde spent over two years collecting alphabets by 154 artists from 30 countries. Each artist received the same brief: to design all 26 letters of the Latin alphabet within the limits of a single page of the book. The result is a unique typographical sourcebook featuring over 150 specially designed, original alphabets exclusive to this book.
Reviews / Votes
'Excellent value ... a real education in the use of lettering as a design source. A colourful and inspiring book' - Workshop on the Web 'Brilliantly innovative ... a cool and classy work that will appeal not only to graffiti geeks but to anyone with an interest in design, graphics, typography or street culture' - Metro 'Incredibly comprehensive ... a source of inspiration for anyone involved in graffiti, street art, typography, graphic design or street culture in general and a lot more interesting than your bog standard graffiti book' - BonafideZine.com 'A source of inspiration for type designers.' - Creative ReviewMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
With over 400 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 278 mm
Width: 215 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-500-51559-4 (9780500515594)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Book
01/2018
Thames & Hudson Ltd
€25.00
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Person
Claudia Walde, aka MadC, is a world-renowned graffiti artist, muralist, designer and writer. She was born in Bautzen, Germany, and is most known for her large-scale, outdoor artistic paintings. MadC painted her first graffiti piece in 1996, being 16 years old. She studied at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design in Halle and Central Saint Martins College in London. MadC carries a master's degree in graphic design. She is the author of Sticker City: Paper Graffiti Art.
Content
Introduction * The Artists and their Alphabets A- Z * Acknowledgements