"Leslie Ink Play"

Design Team: Leslie Ink

Arts and Crafts style

How Magazine Fall 2016, pg. 25

This design reminded me of William Morris's printed letter designs.  It uses scrolly, organic shapes and lines to form the letters of the alphabet. A few of the letters use plant-like designs similar to Morris's designs. Each letter is so intricately designed.  When it comes to doing designs on the alphabet, the font used for it is usually the same for each alphabet.  I noticed in this design that each letter seems to be different.  Some letters use thin, delicate lines, while others use heavier lines or are filled with more black on the inside.  

Each letter appears to have its own unique style.  Most of these letters use a good amount of ornaments either on inside or on the outside, creating a frame around them.  While some letters are heavily decorated, it is still identifiable (even though they're in alphabetical order).

I love this creative spin on the alphabet.  It has a wonderful use of shapes and lines to create interesting letter form illustrations.