Colourful masses with a Memphis aesthetic in Mariano Pascual’s illustrated alphabet

Date
23 November 2015

As humans we have an innate urge to reinvent, this seems especially true for illustrators who continually reinterpret the world in their own way. Mariano Pascual’s response to the open brief 36 Days of Type perfectly encapsulates this notion as he visualises his own typeface. Set up by Nina Sans and Rafa Goicoechea the ongoing project asks creatives to design or illustrate one letter a day and post it on their Instagram feed. 

Mariano’s work caught our eye through his abstract application of the classic Memphis style. We’ve seen the Memphis aesthetic used before in letterforms, but the Barcelona-based illustrator mixes it up by taking a less geometric approach and uses abstract masses and other ambiguous objects instead. Full of peach and turquoise shades, each letter is made up of speckled textures and smooth surfaces. This alphabet is a peek into Mariano’s other illustration work, where slabs of colour and simply outlined shapes are seemingly connected together to make a whole image. 

Above
Left

Mariano Pascual: 36 Days of Type

Above
Left

Mariano Pascual: 36 Days of Type

Above
Left

Mariano Pascual: 36 Days of Type

Above
Left

Mariano Pascual: 36 Days of Type

Above
Left

Mariano Pascual: 36 Days of Type

Share Article

About the Author

Rebecca Fulleylove

Rebecca Fulleylove is a freelance writer and editor specialising in art, design and culture. She is also senior writer at Creative Review, having previously worked at Elephant, Google Arts & Culture, and It’s Nice That.

It's Nice That Newsletters

Fancy a bit of It's Nice That in your inbox? Sign up to our newsletters and we'll keep you in the loop with everything good going on in the creative world.