Now I have my initial idea in my head; creating a sculpture of letters made out of a strong metallic material but with an aim to create elegance out of it by making a serif font; I can begin to research typographers who have tried to do similar things. My first port of call was to simply Google “typography sculptures” and an array of beautiful and interesting images were unravelling and I was clueless where to start. So I began with the ones I found most intriguing.

I discovered a website called Typostrate.com which is filled with articles on typography.

The one  I particularly looked at was an article with images of  type sculptures that artists have created. My favourite is the one in the image below;

The simplicity yet complication of the twists is so beautiful to look at and has made me think about twists I could create with my sculpture. The 3D aspect is something I want to incorporate into my work, and displayed on a wall for my final presentation of it as it shows the detail of the letters more clearly. The second aspect I have taken from this work is thinking about colours. I want to keep the metallic colour of the metal twists but also introduce another colour/item which represents the elegance of the font, perhaps a flower or wood and parts of a tree trunk with hidden green leaves in-between.