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'Excellent value ... a real education in the use of lettering as a design source. A colourful and inspiring book'
--Workshop on the Web
'A source of inspiration for type designers.' --Creative Review
'Brilliantly innovative ... a cool and classy work that will appeal not only to graffiti geeks but to anyone with an interest in design, graphics, typography or street culture'
--Metro
'Incredibly comprehensive ... a source of inspiration for anyone involved in graffiti, street art, typography, graphic design or street culture in general and a lot more interesting than your bog standard graffiti book'
--BonafideZine.com
--Workshop on the Web
'A source of inspiration for type designers.' --Creative Review
'Brilliantly innovative ... a cool and classy work that will appeal not only to graffiti geeks but to anyone with an interest in design, graphics, typography or street culture'
--Metro
'Incredibly comprehensive ... a source of inspiration for anyone involved in graffiti, street art, typography, graphic design or street culture in general and a lot more interesting than your bog standard graffiti book'
--BonafideZine.com
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Claudia Walde spent over two years collecting alphabets by 154 artists from 30 countries. Each artist received the same brief: to design all 26 letters of the Latin alphabet within the limits of a single page of the book. The result is a unique typographical sourcebook featuring over 150 specially designed, original alphabets exclusive to this book.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
An absolute gem of a book, big and heavy, something really tactile for a change. Once the cover is opened inspiration leaps from every page, whetting the whistle of any budding graffiti artist or typophile.
Ms Walde or MadC, as she is also known has done a wonderful job in collating these alphabets and deserves high praise for the work she has put in as well as the hard work put in by all the contributing artists.
Do yourself a favor and buy this book.
Ms Walde or MadC, as she is also known has done a wonderful job in collating these alphabets and deserves high praise for the work she has put in as well as the hard work put in by all the contributing artists.
Do yourself a favor and buy this book.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
With certain graffiti books and magazines which shall definitely remain nameless, I can feel a bit short-changed sometimes. Not enough content for cover price. I can happily say that the opposite is true of Street Fonts. You get a lot of bang for your buck in this book. It also presents a very clear agenda and sticks to it throughout. Graffiti writers from all over the world offer up their alphabets in their own inimitable styles, some drawn, some graphic, some downright bizarre.
I rushed through it the first time around to see what the writers that I knew had created and then a second time, took more time to peruse the offerings of the guys of whom I knew nothing. One of the best things about this book is the wealth of lesser known but superb graf talent that it throws onto an international stage. Some of these guys really deserve to be repped far more than they have been. A lot don't even have personal websites but clearly possess amazing skills that require viewing.
All in all, Street Fonts is a triumph and a nice, thick, heavyweight triumph at that. It's a big book and you definitely won't feel like you've been taken to the cleaners.
If I'm being completely objective, my only quibble is the small introduction to the writers. Their biogs were tiny or non existent and the info that fans can get on writers is not to be underestimated. A bit more would go a lot further. Still, it didn't ruin my enjoyment of this excellent book.
I rushed through it the first time around to see what the writers that I knew had created and then a second time, took more time to peruse the offerings of the guys of whom I knew nothing. One of the best things about this book is the wealth of lesser known but superb graf talent that it throws onto an international stage. Some of these guys really deserve to be repped far more than they have been. A lot don't even have personal websites but clearly possess amazing skills that require viewing.
All in all, Street Fonts is a triumph and a nice, thick, heavyweight triumph at that. It's a big book and you definitely won't feel like you've been taken to the cleaners.
If I'm being completely objective, my only quibble is the small introduction to the writers. Their biogs were tiny or non existent and the info that fans can get on writers is not to be underestimated. A bit more would go a lot further. Still, it didn't ruin my enjoyment of this excellent book.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a fabulous book and such a simple idea - Claudia (or MadC as she is known) contacted graffiti writers around the world to send her an alphabet in their own style. The result is a fabulous collection of different lettering styles and ideas - some sent photos from their previous pieces, others designed their own page and it's amazing how different each one is... There's also a useful insight into each artist as they tell the reader a bit about themselves. After I received the book from Amazon, I met MadC at a book launch in London (Pure Evil Gallery) and got her to sign my copy... for someone who does massive pieces, she was much shorter than I expected and she's a lovely lady who had time to chat to everyone there.
I got some funny looks reading the book on the train (I'm in my fifties!), but was so absorbed in studying it that it didn't bother me at all - I mentioned this to MadC and her reply is that you're never too old to look at letters...
Anyone who has the slightest interest in graffiti and street art needs to rush out now and get this book and make it a valuable addition to their book shelf (and no, I'm not MadC's agent - just a really big fan!).
I got some funny looks reading the book on the train (I'm in my fifties!), but was so absorbed in studying it that it didn't bother me at all - I mentioned this to MadC and her reply is that you're never too old to look at letters...
Anyone who has the slightest interest in graffiti and street art needs to rush out now and get this book and make it a valuable addition to their book shelf (and no, I'm not MadC's agent - just a really big fan!).
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Loved The Book! But Came Damaged!
Always loved Mad C's work being a graffiti artist i was drew to this book for obvious reasons the book is brilliant but when it got delivered all the corners where bashed it wasn't... Read more
Published 2 months ago by JamieCash
Street fonts
I bought this for my teenage son who is majorly into street art. He loved it, an excellent book full of tons of different font style from many different Street artists. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Natty
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I ordered this book for my son who is very interested in graffiti. The book looks and feels good. It is a hardback and the inner pages are made of good quality paper, the binding... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Teia
Street Fonts:Graffiti Alphabets from Around the World
Stunning book with superb examples of graffiti from around the world. Well researched and beautifully presented, this substantial book is a great reference work for those... Read more
Published 5 months ago by G. Archer
Was ok
This is quite a thick large book but I didn't really find any of the writing easy to read or look that good even when just in the alphabet form. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mr. A. J. Bell
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