This alphabet was created by Lisa Rienermann, a German student who attended the University of Duisburg-Essen, and is entitled "Type the Sky". (The original post for the following information was found on http://www.slanted.de/eintrag/type-sky, but that doesn't really help because it's all in German..sorry!). Rienermann was in a courtyard in Barcelona when she happened to look up and saw the shapes of the buildings forming the letter Q against the open sky. The more she began looking, the more she started to find letters hidden amongst the edifices and heavens until she had completed an entire alphabet.
The more difficult letters such as Q and K were the easiest to find, she says, but admits that PhotoShop helped here and there (translated from German on Slanted's website). While I personally think this is a great typographic design, the controversy lies in the artist's use of PhotoShop. Should this really be considered an original design if the artist used software to enhance, or even change, some of her work? Let me know what you think!
I think it is ok that she used photo shop. She got the idea because most of the letters did appear in the buildings. I think it is a neat observation. I wonder how you could use those letters. To start a paragraph or in a childrens book or a logo perhaps.
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Most typeface designers use some form of software to at least translate their work, dont they? This idea of finding letters hidden in a city's architecture is very unique and inspiring.
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