LetterCult.com is a site I visit quite frequently, it's dedicated to custom letters and the people who design them. This year they are doing what's called Alphabattle. The name is somewhat misleading, as stated on the site, it's not a battle or even a contest. It was started last year as a Flickr group, and LetterCult decided to carry on the torch.
It's basically a forum (not in the literal since) where people can post custom letters they design. It started in March and every two weeks they will post up the new letter, going in order from A to Z. There are a few basic rules, the main one being that the letters must be made from scratch, not from a font.
Right now only A, B, and C are up but there are already some very interesting, and extremely unique custom letters. Here are a few examples.
Pancacke A... Yummy.
Maybe not the best example in terms of traditional font design, but certainly the most delicious. This was designed by Joshua Harless.
There were many good examples for B, it was hard to choose just one. This one has a nice pattern going on and the 3d is pretty shnazzy. It's a little more like a font than the last one. This was created by Leann Donaldson.
On to the letter C. It seems as if there are less entries for C and the designs are getting more abstract. Surprisingly this crab C isn't the most abstract entry. I like its playfulness and simplicity. It was designed by Jen Montgomery.
So far a number of people have submitted a letter for A, B, and C, hopefully they will keep on going and do all 26.
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