3d type

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I really like these balloons letters. I think the colors chosen work really well together.  I like that you get the feeling that these letters are floating. The letter O looks like a doughnut the way the confetti is placed. Even though its a balloon it still looks bold and everything has the same weight and height.

-shanna

3d type

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2011/09/yesno-by-markus-raetz/

When I first looked at this picture I was only looking at the top half that said yes and then I scrolled down and saw how from different angels you read different words YES and NO. I think this piece is really cool not only because it is somewhat interactive but just the simple fact of trying to figure out how to place each part of the letter. If I tried to do this it would probably take me forever because just looking at it I wouldn't be able to figure out which way which letter has to go to make up a whole letter from looking at it a certain way. Even trying to explain it gets confusing but it would be pretty cool if this artist did other words that were opposites such as hot and cold or in and out.

-Joanna DeCicco

3D Type

Above is my 3D type design that I found. This I found pretty cool because it's kind of a combination of 3D type and a collage. It seems this designer threw together a bunch of his or her favorite things and put into one piece. I can also relate to this piece because a lot of the objects incorporated into this piece I enjoy myself. Like, rock music, ice cream and doughnuts. Seeing the composition the way it is, the only thing I would change is the color palette. The different shades of red are cool but I kinda get a Valentines day vibe off of this and I'm pretty sure the designer wasn't going for that intention. I think of this designer added more blues and greens, I think it would pop a lot more. Maybe even if they tried it in black and white would give it a totally different look.

Andrew Russo

3D Type in London

This is known as "Songboard London," known as a "multi-sensory interactive installation" according to its website.  The little yellow and black balls allow the public to spin them to change what is being displayed.  People have used this to make words and spread messages.  Many created typographic messages, which makes this a very interesting example of 3D type.  Children and adults alike have used this to make pictures and words.  Students at a local university created this outside King's Cross Station, a major transportation hub in London.  The installation was up from July to September in 2012, but I believe it should have been permanent.  Projects like this allow people to express themselves in a public forum, bringing out the artist in everyone.

Here are links to the official site, and a blog featuring the installation:
http://www.songboardlondon.com
http://collabcubed.com/2012/10/17/song-board-central-saint-martins/

-Franny

Hand 3D Type

http://www.3dtypographybook.com/2013/02/handmade-type.html

I found this to be an interesting example of 3D type. The artist drew black lines on her hands and proceeded to use the lines in which she drew to create the relation between upper and lower case letters. In some cases she only use one hand while in others she used two and in some instances she even used her arm. This is a different and unique way to display type. The artist made her creation of 3D type to be more interactive rather than something that just hangs on the wall. It is something that was done in the moment and photographed.

Natalie

Ignite 3D Type Display

Watch the video of the installation here!

I chose this example as 3D type because it reminded me a lot of what our last project is supposed to be like. This installation was created using cardboard, which most people have just lying around from boxes and whatnot, so making an piece like this is something you can do with materials around your house/apartment/super tiny dorm room. From far away, it looks like smooth wood or any kind of smooth material, but it's not until you get close that you can see those typical cardboard creases. Pretty cool! I like that this pieces doesn't look like letter cut out from cardboard. Instead, it looks more like cardboard pieces put together to create type. The type itself looks beautiful. It is a serif type with really high contrast that has a calligraphic quality to it, like something you'd draw using a brush and ink. I think incorporating the swirls at the top and bottom of the quote complete the look.

Written By: Melissa Hebbe