Derby #63 Art as Text
    by: cwarrington @ Thursday, October 02, 2008 10:07:36 AM

Way back in Derby #36: Text as Art, we asked you to take words and make pictures out of them. This week, we're asking you to do the opposite: take pictures and make words out of them. Confused about the distinction? This week, think about the classic "animal alphabet"-type children's books, where an alligator's open mouth makes an "A", a slithering snake makes an "S", and a yak's horn's make a "Y". Think about what every kid in America does when they hear the song "YMCA". Think about those aerial photos where a crowd of people stand positioned in clusters to spell words. Illustrations that form text, get it?

No fonts. There are many fonts out there that do this kind of thing. None of them are allowed. You can't just type out some text and call it a Derby entry. Where's the skill in that? Please tattle if you notice someone else doing this, too.