Thelonious Monk
Day 74
#4 – Thelonious Sphere Monk (1917–1982). American jazz pianist and composer. Albums include: Genius of Modern Music Vols I & 2 (1947–52), Brilliant Corners (1956) and Straight, No Chaser (1967).
Considered one of the all time greats of American music, Monk is the second-most recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington. He had an unusual technique which involved the use of silences and hesitations. I wanted to use this idea of space in the typography. After exploring various ideas I extended the letterforms and kept them white to suggest the spaces.
1 hour
An early idea - which reviewing now is more successful with the angles and negative shapes working better
Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Listen...
to excerpts from ‘Brilliant Corners’