36 Days of Type

36 Days of Type

2020 - Art History Alphabet
For my first ever 36 Days of Type challenge, I decided to merge my love of letters and art history to create a set of letters each representing a different era or technique in art history. The numbers reflect the predominant graphic style of each decade they correspond to.


A: Abstract
B: Baroque
C: Classicism
D: De Stijl
E: Expressionism
F: Fauvism
G: Gothic
H: Hypostyle
I: Impressionism
J: Jugendstil
K: Kore/Kouros
L: Linocut
M: Miniature
N: Nasta’liq
O: Old Masters
P: Pop Art
Q: Qing Dynasty Traditionalism
R: Rococo
S: Suprematism
T: Totem
U: Ushabti
V: Venus Pudica
W: Wabi-sabi
X: Xylograph
Y: Yasti
Z: Ziggurat
‘00s 
‘10s
‘20s
‘30s
‘40s
‘50s
‘60s
‘70s
‘80s
‘90s
Bonus: Ampersand - Ebrû (Turkish Watermarbling)