It’s everywhere! Looking through different design blogs and various design websites that I follow frequently, I just became more and more aware of how much I wanted to stop looking and start designing! These are all great sources of inspiration for future projects. I’m pretty sure I caught this bug after taking Typography I at the beginning of this year. This could be classified as a sickness that one gets when they become obsessed with everything and anything to do with typography.

In design there is what we call the typography bug.

This HSBC advertisement is similar to that of the Trash one for Mitchell Eye Center in that it uses a hand written typeface (or a typeface that looks handwritten anyway) to make the outline of the car or word. Such as in the Ikea ad, I see living room first while I’m subconsciously reading the word “hope”. Tweak it: Refine and organize the letters to get the exact look. Browse 1,445,700+ typography stock illustrations and vector graphics available royalty-free, or search for newsprint paper or typography design to find more great stock images and vector art. Import it: Scan and vectorize the letters in Illustrator to capture the distinct line length, ascenders, and descenders. The best part of typography in advertising design is that it melds in so well. Adobe Illustrator is a fantastic application for crafting typographical masterpieces. With some creativity and these simple steps, you can learn to create a new font with Illustrator. It’s seen everywhere from blogs to food labels, websites, brochures, movies, and advertising. Typography can be used millions of different ways.

Typography illustration