Typography / GRDE 201 Three Dimensional Letters

The final project in my Typography course challenges students to interpret a letter from an alphabet they have designed in three dimensional form. The theme of their design informs materials choices, scale, and purpose of their letterform.

This concrete N represents St. Louis, Missouri.



Design: Rebecca Klahold

Photography: CAD Communications

This folded paper plant b is graceful and beautifully crafted.



Design: Jasmine Lin

Close-up view of the paper b fabrication process.



Design: Jasmine Lin

This powerful S was carefully folded!



Design: Nick Paratore

This is a very practical N!



Design: Catherine Wyman

Totem T's made from ice, representing Anchorage, Alaska.



Design: Alex Paige

This beautiful reclaimed wood K represents Newark, New Jersey.



Design: Lauren Tompkins

Photography: CAD Communications

This elegant script d was 3D printed with the addition of leaf embellishments.



Design: Katy Verzillo

This aluminum X was laser cut on campus.



Design: Carlos Lomeli

This architectural S was created by 3D printing. Note the mini me for scale.



Design: Kyle Quevedo