Alphabet will open at the Domy Books Austin at the HOW Conference this Wednesday. Ian Lynam – who visited the South Bay from Japan recently as part of Installation Five at Anno Domini – is one of the included designers and his curated collaborative font International Blackletter (which contains contributions by David D’Andrea, David Choe, myself and several others) is included in the show.
Focusing on an ordinary subject that we see each day, often by the hundreds of thousands, Alphabet presents 26 letters as more than just shapes for conveying information. The 51 artists and designers in this show conceive and interpret the alphabet in surprising and inventive ways, ranging from graceful and polished to witty and unconventional. The 63 alphabets featured in Alphabet were created by artists in North America, Europe, and Asia, and represent work from well-known typographers and designers as well as rising artists and design students.
