Alonzo Felix
Truly lovely typographic work from Mr. Alonzo Felix. He has a remarkable grasp of these letterforms and can pair them nicely with wit and whimsy. The flourishes on the piece below as well as the L, further down, feel especially balanced and help add to the tight compositions.
But Alonzo steers clear of a one-track body of work; the A, D and B below speak more to his breadth and variety. Those pieces (and there are more on his site) have nice detail, boldness, and benefit from the use of texture.
Sweat the Small Stuff is available as a limited-edition screenprint.
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Also worth viewing:
American Trademark Designs
Vintage Luggage Label from Norway
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Love his work! Well deserved feature!
02.02.11 |
Matt Lehman |
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^Jessica Hische. Modern graphic style has devolved into a kind of ubiquitous slapstick parody, fueled by the internet.
02.02.11 |
Whitney |
Found design |
(His name is Alonzo Felix.)
02.02.11 |
Brandon W. Oxendine |
Found design |
I love his colour palettes. Very yummy.
02.02.11 |
Jacqui Lee |
Found design |
Thanks for the feature today! Aside: My name is misspelled twice in the article. Please revise if possible.
02.02.11 |
Alonzo Felix |
Found design |
Ack! So sorry for the misspelling, Alonzo!
02.02.11 |
Ethan |
Found design |
Wow, freshest work I’ve seen in a long time!
02.03.11 |
Tim |
Found design |
Now this has my eyeballs drooling. Killer work.
02.03.11 |
Ryan Howell |
Found design |
Seconding Whitney’s comment. Wow. Total mimic :/
02.04.11 |
Jen |
Found design |
Really nice work .. especially dig WE ARE THE BEGGARS…
02.04.11 |
Nate Williams |
Found design |
Sadly agree with Jen.
Pretty, but completely derivative! Blatantly derivative, even
02.04.11 |
Afshi |
Found design |
Beautiful letterforms! I’m in love.
02.05.11 |
Jose |
Found design |
Strongly agree that Alonzo Felix’s design sensibilities are fresh, colorful and yummy. Paul Rand said, “Don’t try to be original, just try to be good.” Alonzo Felix is both: Original and Good.
I also enjoy the work by Jessica Hische.
02.07.11 |
Nate Burgos |
Found design |
Before presenting the absurd claim that one particular person owns a monopoly on ornamental initials and calligraphic flourishes, I would recommend taking an introductory graphic design history course.
02.21.11 |
art and design history |
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Before presenting the absurd claim that one particular person owns a monopoly on ornamental initials and calligraphic flourishes, I would recommend taking an introductory graphic design history course.
02.21.11 |
op |
Found design |
He needs to find himself. Please leave that cupcake cute exploited hische world.
04.22.11 |
Melissa Fernandez |
Found design |
No one has proprietary rights to embellished letterforms but, to work, they must pass the test of legibility.
08.04.12 |
Daniel Pelavin |
Found design |