What would you think if a typographic designer approached you to hand draw his next famous font?
Well that’s exactly what Oded Ezer, a well-renowned typographic artist, lecturer and designer from Israel, did to inspire his latest work, the Oded Ezer’s Face Type.
The artist says he was inspired to create this new project after he was exposed to the visual possibilities of Skype’s video conferencing and social networks. Ezer says that each letter of the new type was designed by an individual from a different country—making it “the embodiment of communal creativity facilitated by social media and social media networks.”
Check out how each letter was photographed with its creator, using Skype’s application’s print screen function. This spread was showcased in the prestigious Print Magazine’s August 2010 issue, spelling out the message, “Every improvement in communication makes the truth less visible”. The work was also made into a poster that was unveiled this past July at the famous Krakow Jewish Festival in Poland.