Typography is an essential element of design, and as seen by some of the following examples, it is also quite clearly a form of design in its own right.

 

JIMMY SPOTS THE BEST HUMANITARIAN MESSAGE EVER
We have the privilege of showcasing one of our former staff’s (Jimmy Ngu) blog, where in one of his articles, he came across an awesome depiction of human rights using pure typography…


 

And while we’re on the subject of fantastic typography, check out these ultra-cool posters compiled by Cameron Mall that use nothing but fonts! Almost makes our eyes water…

 

This letterpress poster was handcrafted character by character over the course of roughly 100 hours. Characters from the Bickham Script Pro, Engravers MT, and Epic typeface families form the edifice featured in the artwork, the Salt Lake Temple . Additional detail photos available at Cameron’s Veer Portfolio .

 

BEAUTIFULLY PAPER-CUT ILLUSTRATIONS FROM YULIA BRODSKAYA
Yulia Brodskaya dazzles us with these beautifully hand crafted paper cut illustrations displayed in Designboom, Craftzine and Computerlove.

 

 

TYPOGRAPHY AS THE NEW ERA OF CONCEPT DESIGN
What if typography could become a design and a message all in one concept? These 70 inspiring 3D typographic examples compiled by Hong Kiat are truly amazing!

 

 

 

Talking about Typography being a message and illustration on its own, these two captivating designs by Mike Campau displayed in Behance Network are nothing short of ground-breaking!

 

 

Behance Network also showcased an interesting futuristic concept of typography by Luke Lucas.

 

 

Imagination is always the best weapon of creativity to convert typography into illustration as shown by Fanzi through Deviant Art.