36 Days of Type is a project that invites designers, illustrators and graphic artists to express their particular interpretation of the letters and numbers of the Latin alphabet. It is a yearly open call that takes place on Instagram, where people share their work for thirty-six days. Read more about the project on their website. 2022 was the ninth year of the challenge, and the first time I participated.
I worked with the Phosphate solid font to create my letter and number forms. I chose a palette of four main colours for the letter layers, and a larger range of colours for the pattern layers. The elements are a mix of hand-cut, and machine cut patterns made with Canson Mi-Tientes papers. Each letter / number was composed and assembled from four layers of paper with foam core spacers in between each, photographed, and then disassembled for further use in the series.
For the number portion of the series, I created a new element of hand-cut leaves in three colours. I wanted to give the numbers a slightly different looks than the letters.
