How amazing is this photography project by Peter Defty? Even the title is awesome; "Alphatecture". The letters formed by the buildings are bold and wonky modern serif lookin' letters. I am really impressed by the photographers result because they all go so well together, with a few exceptions. This reminds me of a project we had to do for Type I, where we designed our own alphabet through unconventional means. I slowed the shutter and exposure of my camera and first tried to use sparklers, but ended up using a candle to draw letters in the air with a flame. It was fun and some of the letters turned out really beautifully, while some did not. But they all went well together because of distinctness of the flame, like these all go together because of the distinctness of the architecture, even though they vary in characteristics like line-width. I think projects like these could be used as inspiration for some cool new typefaces.
