Who doesn’t love Model Trains? And now you can get them in a typeface!

From BureauBruneau:

Self-initiated typography experiment where I used an old train set, found in my grandmother’s basement as the basis for creating letters.

I tend to agree – I think typography can make statements by itself!

This from Pingg (my favorite evite site!):

There’s no denying it, I love type. I suppose that makes me a typophile (and I’m ok with that). To me, there is nothing more inspiring than a design with beautifully executed typography. And in some cases, only beautifully executed typography.

After scouring the interwebs to the farthest corners, I present to you some of the words that inspire me.

Annica Lyndenberg has created the perfect solution to the awful (and sometimes painful) delivery of most cheesy pick up lines: the pick up line business card.  Simply put, they are AWESOME! How could you ever reject someone that hands you a super hysterical, well illustrated card with a phrase such as this one:

She has a whole series and every single one cracks me up. Plus her use of typography works perfectly with each phrase. The style of the lettering on the cards accurately portrays the message that is being conveyed.

In addition to type that illustrates the message, I love when the type flows with the illustration and becomes just as much an element of design as it is a tool to relay a message. The next 2 images are perfect examples of this.

Not only is this an incredible illustration by abe Bzx, but the way that the word Love is incorporated into the image is stunning.  You can tell that the inclusion and placement of the text was not an afterthought.  It’s a solid piece of the design.

Hand lettering has the potential to work wonders, and that is exactly what it did in this piece by David Maclennan. David blends his text and illustration until they are one, yet neither the words or image are lacking.

There is something extraordinary about a page with a clean layout and well placed typography. Watafak has created a poster that is so wonderful to look at even if you don’t read a single word. The typography is the design and it’s great!

I couldn’t possibly write an entire post about typography without showing you something that is letterpressed.  After all, there is no better way to illustrate the beauty of a letter form (in my opinion, of course).

Studio On Fire designed and printed this gorgeous poster. It all started with some hand drawn lettering that evokes all the feelings that you get from reading the quote by the great Ralph Waldo Emerson. I could only imagine how exquisite it looks in person…