Neither Kith Nor Kern in England
London’s NB: Studio has created an amazing map of its home city constructed entirely out of type.
When we first saw it, we figured London’s Kerning was the product of many hours spent aligning and sizing type in Adobe Illustrator or Freehand. But as NB: Studio creative director Ben Stott tells us, we got it backwards.
"To be honest it was a simple idea," he says. "The map is based on the icon A-Z map of London from which we tediously removed all the lines and buildings, leaving only the type."
Stott says design geeks from all over the world are snapping up 60-inch by 40-inch lithograph posters of the map, which the NB: Studio sells for ???100 each. The group is currently thinking of ways to extend the idea further. One possibility: a map of Manhattan.
[via plasticbag.org]
