Fiona Brand Design

A typography-based exploration of colourful letter forms. Designed by Fiona Brand from Brand by Name, a graphic design studio based in Melbourne, Australia.

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This letter was a special request from a friend, inspired by decorative plasterwork and ornamental plaster ceilings.

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This is what happens when you rediscover the game of Pacman and then finding you’re becoming consumed with Pac-Dots...

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A simple doodle inspired this letter T. Copious drawings of figure-of-8 shapes resulted in a ‘never-ending’ letter with no beginning and no end.

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Take 1 blocky serif letter. Toss in some curly ornamentation. Strong and soft combined. Or typographic Yin and Yang.

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A few years ago I worked on a project that included making up lego boats, houses and palm trees. So I had to buy 8 huge buckets of lego. The looks on the faces of passing children were priceless. They would have happily traded their parent/s with me, just to play with all that lego.

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Fold a square of paper in half, then half again. Cut a quarter of a circle around the non-folded edges. Now cut small pieces out of the paper, making sure you cut through all 4 sheets of paper. Once you're done, open out the paper and you have your very own paper snowflake.

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Confetti. Once the sole domain of weddings, these little circles of pastel paper have branched out and now signify all kinds of celebrations, sporting parades and birthdays. This letter R is a tribute to a simple form of marking an occasion.

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The feel of Summer: freshly mown grass, ripe strawberries and brightly coloured picnic rugs, seating family and friends.

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The age-old skill of embroidery is making a comeback. Threading lines up and under, finishing off with a dot at each end. Say hello to a typographic version of an embroidered letter H.