InType: Hometown Alphabet
Capture a moment in type.
An alphabet or typographic portrait of your hometown can capture its essence at a particular moment in time. I’ve made several over the years, and each is a love letter to a place I hold dear. (Fair warning, there’s aren’t any InDesign specifics until later in the article, but if you’re reading InDesign Magazine, I’m sure you’ll agree that there’s only one or two degrees of separation between InDesign and pretty much everything else in life.)
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BRILLIANT! I’ve found my project for an upcoming trip to France, and when I get home… my hometown! GREAT idea.
Nice! Is that Waterloo station as the O?
Nigel: I think you were relying to me… nope, see the interactive version I uploaded (below).
Here’s my attempt… it’s nowhere near as pretty as Nigel’s, partly because I created the grid entirely in InDesign, without doing any work in Photoshop:
I’d love to see other people’s alphabet posters! You can link to them in the comments below.
Here’s an interactive version of the poster:
https://indd.adobe.com/view/cd4ef8b7-6877-4338-b963-19b4ca1b8a4c
I did this all in InDesign, of course, using show/hide buttons and a bunch of layers. Easy! Then exported using Publish Online.
This is such a great idea, Nigel. Thanks so much for sharing! I can’t wait to do one of my own now.
I’d love to do this as well, and I just learned about Gridify! Thanks, Nigel.
Nigel, wonderful concept: makes you want to get out and explore! Couple of questions. How do I upload my version for you guys to see? And, although I adore the gift idea, have you given a thought to monetize this project? Although I think that, in some instances, copy rights might potentially become an issue… Thanks!