Here are some really nice examples of glossy retro type designs coming from Spanish artist Marta Cerdà Alimbau in a project called Don’t Believe the Type. I came across these a few days ago and was instantly grabbed by how closely these resemble old sticker designs that were prevalent when I was a kid. Kinda ugly and hilarious yet awesome at the same time. However, designs aside, there is a very appropriate message happening with this project that can only be described by the artist herself:
“I tried to make a tacky, kitsch, vulgar and acid piece, where we can read some lines of the world we are living in. Very aged and retro, as if it was part of an old ridiculous civilization, already dead. We try to make letters beautiful, more attractive, more visible, when many times conscious or not, the content of the message we’re working on is totally wrong. This is an exaggeration, it’s not meant to be a beautiful typographical piece, it’s more a personal reflection.”
Well done. You can see more of Marta’s work on her Behance and her official site.
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