Artist Creates Epic Cityscapes Using Vintage Letterpress Pieces

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From afar, Hong Seon Jang’s sculptural cityscapes look like models from a city planner’s office. But upon closer inspection, we can see that each rising building and skyscraper is capped with a letter of the alphabet! The mini metropolises are in fact meticulously arranged conglomerations of disused typesets.

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We wouldn’t say this is the best way to use type, but it’s better than ending up in a landfill or melted down!

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