cut out leaf typography by twan van keulen

‘falling leaves’ by twan van keulen

dutch graphic designer twan van keulen has conceived ‘falling leaves’, a series of digitally scanned scalpel cut typographic leaves. the letters are produced from different plant species, resulting in a wide spectrum of natural colors and compositions. based on a variation of the helvetica typeface, each iteration provides a contrast between negative and white space. the project is an extension of an original experiment that comprised of ‘a’ ‘b’ and ‘c’.

kerning and letter positioning

 

 

positive typographic composition

 

letter cut outs of symbol and sign variations

detail of scale and positive and negative leaf typography

 

close-up of the tools and and cut out process

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