Word Play

22B-06c

Word Play

Designer
Date
2021

Word Play is an environmental installation of typographic murals in Ainslie Arts Plaza of Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood. Each planter has 4x6 ft sides and word-based lettering murals were designed to wrap around them and encourage visitors to explore the plaza to see/decipher every word, find the ones they identify with, and create conversations. The words selected highlight traits artists and the larger community possess. This project added a layer of language to the foundation of artwork underfoot. Words can be powerful, resonate strongly with a person, and uplift a community.

*Selected for the STA100, 2021 and "Communication Arts" Typography Shortlist, 2022

(Note: Ground painting is by artist, Andrea Jablonski.)

22B-06c_Word Play_Judith Mayer