A pair of art prints designed as a playful study in minimalist geometry and bold character design. Developed alongside my son (aged 4 at the time), who helped dream up the concepts for the images - the set was created specifically to hang in his room, treating letters and digits as physical objects with their own distinct personalities rather than rigid typographic symbols.
object and form
Coming up with the imagery meant finding things that were simple enough for a kid to learn and yell out, without falling into the usual generic tropes. Working with my son helped narrow down a list that felt fun, readable, and distinct - from houses and trains to a worried volcano and a sleepy moon. Paring those ideas down into basic geometric shapes and thick outlines gave both posters a bold, rhythmic energy that works as a visual grid from across the room, printed on heavy Perlino cotton.
Process & scraps
Not every idea survived the sketchbook stage. Early pages show the handwritten list of initial word ideas alongside rough pencil grids testing out composition and fit. Standalone illustrations - like the Matryoshka dolls, rain drops, and oranges - were discarded along with several word candidates to ensure the final 26 letters and 10 numbers felt balanced, graphic, and completely cohesive.
