NOTE: All the letters of the Alphabet, both in their uppercased and lowercased forms, have been found posted on this blog at this point of the semester. These are the last 14.
This is a snapshot of a C-Table that was displayed at the furniture/utility store Crate & Barrel. Just as its given name implies, it is shaped like a capital letter “C.” Anatomically speaking, a capital “C” is basically a long curved a stem; in other words, it is a bent vertical stem. Despite its rigid form, the cubic table’s flat top and pedestal can visually be perceived as the extensive curved arms of a “C.”
This is an image of one of the handles of a wooden basket that was also displayed at Crate & Barrel. It is undeniably shaped like an uppercased letter “D.” In terms of typeface anatomy, an uppercased “D” is composed of a vertical stem and an arc-like bowl and counter. In this case, the basket’s cropped rim can be seen as the stem while its rounded handle can be regarded as the bowl (or counter).
This is a picture of a one of the spiral-shaped legs of a horizontal, bar-like candle holder. Without a doubt, it shaped like a capital letter “G.” In typeface anatomy, a capital “G” is simply a long curved stem with a crossbar attached to its lower endpoint. Despite its curvilinear form, the core of the object can be visualized as a tilted crossbar while its exterior support can be viewed as a stem.
This is an image of a scotch-tape roller. When it is laid flat on a plane (with its backside as the front), it is undeniably shaped like a lowercased letter “G.” When it comes to typeface anatomy, a lowercased “G” is composed of a vertical stem (or link), a bowl, and a descender (sometimes with a finial or a loop). The hole at the center of the roller can be considered as the bowl while its tip can be seen as the descender.
This is a snapshot of a chair (at its side-view). It is certainly shaped like a lowercased letter “H.” A lowercased “H” has a long vertical stem (with an ascender) and a short one that are connected by a shoulder in the middle. Together, the backrest and the posterior leg can be considered as the long stem. The anterior leg can be viewed as the shorter stem. Lastly, the seat can be seen as the shoulder.
This is a picture of a banana hook. Along with the spherical connector, it can be seen as a lowercased letter “J.” In typeface anatomy, a lowercased letter “J” is composed a period, a vertical stem, and a descender (with a curved tail or unclosed loop). The hook itself can be perceived as both the stem and descender put together. Furthermore, the spherical connector can visually be regarded as the period.
This is a close-up of a specific part of an ornamental mirror (displayed at the furniture store Pier 1 Imports). By looking closely at the image, the cropped decoration of the mirror is shaped like an uppercased letter “K.” Anatomically speaking, an uppercased “K” consists of a long vertical stem and two diagonal strokes branching off of it. The lone curvilinear bar on the left can be perceived as the stem. The diverging ones on the right can be viewed as the strokes.
This is an image of a trident-like tip of a metallic fork. If it is seen upside down, it can be identified as an uppercased letter “M.” Basically, an uppercased “M” consists of two long vertical stems that are attached to two diagonal strokes diverging from a single point in the middle. The two outermost projections can be distinguished as stems. The central projection and the apertures form the strokes.
This is a snapshot of a simple white lamp post in a Hospital's parking lot. It is definitely shaped like a capital letter “T.” When it comes to typeface anatomy, a capital “T” is simply a long vertical stem with a crossbar attached at its cap-height. The post itself can be distinguished as the stem. Moreover, its circular shoulder-like lamps as a whole can be recognized as the horizontal crossbar.
This is a snapshot of two trees (on an elevated base) that have their foundations close to each other. It seems that their trunks have a slim, inclined figure. They form the shape of a capital letter “V.” In typeface anatomy, a capital “V” has two diagonal strokes branching off a single point. The trunks of the trees can be perceived as the strokes while their foundations can be regarded as the shared common point. These trees are situated between the Student Services Center and Communications Building at El Camino College.
This is a picture of a group of ledges that were displayed at the furniture/utility store, IKEA. The organization of these ledges certainly forms the shape of a capital “W.” A capital “W” consists of four diagonal strokes that are connected to each other at the baseline; two exterior strokes point downwards while the two internal ones point upwards. Each ledge visually represents one stroke.
This is a snapshot of a crown-shaped apex of a pine tree. By looking closely at it, one may notice that it is shaped like a lowercased letter “W.” A lowercased “W” has the same exact form as its capital counterpart; however, it is shorter in terms of height (like all the lowercased letters, it reaches up to the x-height). Each verdant branch visually represents one diagonal stroke. The tree was displayed at the Peninsula Center.
This is an image of a decorative grille work contained within the rim of a bench’s armrest. The object absolutely resembles the shape of a lowercased letter “Y.” A lowercased “Y” is simply composed of two diagonal strokes (meeting at a single point) and a descender. The diverging branches at the top are the diagonal strokes. On the other hand, the slanted tail-like stem at the bottom is the descender. The bench can be found at the Peninsula Center.
This is a picture of a large retail shelf that was seen at IKEA. If the image is turned sideways, the shelf definitely resembles a large capital letter “Z.” A capital “Z” consists of two crossbars (on the cap-height and the baseline) that are connected by an oblique stem in the middle. The top and bottom black metallic bars are the crossbars while the slanted one in the middle is the stem.
