The Barcelona-based illustrator responsible for Archicine and Archipixel, Federico Babina, has created a whimsical alphabet in the style of 26 particularly inspiring architects. For Archibet, Babina modeled each letter after an architect with that shared initial. The Guggenheim wraps around a leg of "W" (is for Wright); wood and colorful panels form a grid in the shape of an "E" (for Eames). The references are as diverse as the architectures, but Babina's style beams overall as colorful, retro, almost Saul Bass-ish.
Seeing the alphabet all together as a composite "Archibet City" is another surreal treat, and a snapshot of architectural history.
You can check out the rest of the Archibet and all of Federico Babina's work here: http://federicobabina.com/
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If architects designed an alphabet half the vowels would be missing, there would be 16 new consonants and it would run way over budget. Critics would lavish praise on it for being transformative and innovative while the public would reject it in its entirety. Eventually it would be demolished and replaced with the standard English alphabet printed exclusively with the Baskerville typeface.
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