Calligram Designers

" May the new year bring us more love, togetherness and a nourishing light in our hearts " is the message I "heard" in my heart looking at this picture. A group of children, ice skaters, arrange themselves to form the number 2010 to welcome the new year at the Ice Skating Carnival in Shimla , India. (AP/Press Association Images)

Apple, Inc . chose the technique of "images as letterforms " for the just released new versions of iLife and iWork 2009. The words/logos iLife and iWork are made by images which show some of the features and capabilities of the two products. This technique is very creative and not so easy to do, in fact it's not so popular, but when it's well done it's very effective from a marketing point of view: easy to remember! Other beautiful examples of the use of images as letterforms are: - the cover for the book "WORLD DESIGN" designed by José Conde , published by Rizzoli International Publ., New York, 1992 - the logo for the film documentary "Objectified" designed by Michael C. Plac e .

Vegetables, fruits and cereals can become digits (Carrefour Italia) or an entire alphabet for a new line of soups (Star) or to illustrate an article about health care (by GigiGreen)... 100% natural fonts!

by Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich Very creative calligrams of animals using the font Bembo. The book published by Henry Holt and Co. is available on Amazon . But it's very interesting to watch the same calligrams "animated" on the website BembosZoo.com . Here the use of Flash, motion and sound add more character to each animal/calligram. "This high-concept abecedary, the picture book debut for de Vicq de Cumptich, should delight collectors of stylish picture books and aficionados of the graphic arts" —Publishers Weekly "In this first book for children, de Cumptich,... has created an abecedary of animals made entirely from bembo letterforms and punctuations marks-nothing els. And you know the conceit works." —New York Times It's just a joy to see these calligrams. Bravo Roberto!