
To craft these works, Franca created reference images on his computer. It gave him an idea of where the dark and light parts are on a face, and he used this as a guide when pecking away on his typewriter. Certain letterforms seem to be perfect for conveying a sense of realism in the portraits. The “m,” when placed together, creates a dense, shaded area, and we can see that the designer also layered text to further enhance this…
How creative. I didn’t know that people still use typewriters! What kind of typewriter do you have?
i no longer have a typewriter-and am glad. do you have one?
ana