Continuing the last post on experimental type, I've found some more! This year I've been spending a lot more time looking for visual research for each of my projects, so before I start anything I spend hours looking for other examples of what I'm trying to do, and we're still going strong on our Calendar, so I'm still searching for more ideas!
This example is made with paper, a 3-D typeface composed entirely of brightly coloured paper cut, folded and rolled to shape each of the letterforms. The designer Sabeena Karnik from Mumbai, India, and everything in these letterforms is made from paper, none of the letters are digitally generated. I love the look of making something that should be digital by hand, the added interest it adds, I spent a while looking at each of these letters because they are so visually interesting.
Take a look at the letters, they are amazing!

Source: dailyinspiration.nl

Speaking of experimental type...

"designed by hussain almossawi of bahraini studio skyrill design, 'fluid type' is conceptualized as a dynamic typeface, 
in which each character in addition to being usable as a static letter has its own exploding animation." - designboom


We were just assigned an experimental typography assignment, to make a calendar focusing on type to show each month of the year. So in my visual research I came across this designers take on typography, and it's something I haven's seen before.

One thing that I take from using experimental type is to take an existing typeface and make it something that it's not normally, so taking a simple sans serif typeface and liquifying makes it so much more visually interesting. This new type is not for body text, or to be able to read something, this is add visual interest to your work. It forces the viewer to really look at what you've done and think about what the type actually says. I like the flow of the liquid within the letterforms, and the way it looks like it has just sprung into form. Take a look at some more examples and some videos to show the movement of the actual letters.

Type Fluid Experiment "S" from Skyrill.com on Vimeo.

Have fun looking!

(source: designboom.com)