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Art + Botany: 19th-Century Typography
By Anna Laurent
Botanic motifs flourished in Victorian design, and typography was no exception. Ornate filigree details and calligraphic embellishments were often designed as stylized flowers, leaves, and even trees, around the alphabet characters. We look at the story behind several typefaces inspired by the natural world.
Related Topics: Ideas | Black | White | art + botany | Design | typography | Victorian
Art + Botany: Stefan Sagmeister's Botanic Typography
By Anna Laurent
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A master of communication, graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister uses flowers and leaves arranged to convey his personal axioms.
Related Topics: Ideas | Green | Orange | Pink | White | art + botany | Design | flowers | language | typography
Art + Botany: An Illustrator's Plant Alphabet
By Anna Laurent
Inspired by the natural world, artist Sasha Prood has illustrated an alphabet by drawing plants that naturally fall into the shapes of the letters. Garden Design interviews Prood about her work and her plant muses.
Related Topics: Ideas | Anna Laurent | art | art + botany | Design | illustration | interviews | language | Q and A | typography

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