In the advertising world bold typography is often used as a key ingredient to create an unforgettable ad. In modern homes, typography displayed in the form of prints are used to create an unforgettable room — lots of people display prints that rely solely on text to convey a particular message, always something meaningful to them.
I just heard from Made By Girl founder and designer, Jennifer Ramos, about a new line of Love and Hello prints (16 x 20″ and $25 each) that she just rolled out — I’m sure they’ll be a hit with their sleek charcoal background and white lettering with your choice of either Hello or Love in multiple languages. There is also something quite subtle about these posters that you may not notice upon first glance. In each of them either Love or Hello in English can be found hiding in light gray. Did you catch that?
How did she select the languages? Jennifer picked the top fifteen countries where her readers tune in from to read her blog each day. How thoughtful!
(image: made by girl)
January 29th, 2010 at 3:32 am
What fab prints!
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January 29th, 2010 at 3:51 am
I love it. I entered the site and have beautiful things.
Greetings from Spain!
January 29th, 2010 at 3:51 am
I’m a big fan of typography prints. Really cool and so simple.
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January 29th, 2010 at 4:13 am
Unfortunately she should have checked proper spelling.
AE is NOT the same as Æ in Norwegian and Danish. Proper spelling is: kjærlighet and kærlighed.
Is “hallo” meant to be Norwegian on the hello-poster? If so, it’s not wrong, but “hei” is far more commonly used. “Hallo” is old-fashioned.
January 29th, 2010 at 5:06 am
Oh it’s good that she knows, perhaps she can edit it.
January 29th, 2010 at 5:44 am
LOVE THEM!!! reminds me of travelling and learning the lingo. might see if i can get my hands on one for hubby’s bday. Thanks for the tip xxx
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January 29th, 2010 at 6:01 am
Hallo is also dutch for Hello, just like Liefde is dutch for Love. So perhaps she meant the dutch spelling for hello?
Anyways I love the Love lettering :) i hope she still can alter the Æ in her posters.
January 29th, 2010 at 6:02 am
These are great!
‘Hallo’ is used in Dutch, and as I see ‘Liefde’ (Love in Dutch) on the other poster, that’s probably it… :)
I actually really, really like these….Would be a nice thing to greet people with when they walk in through the front door!
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January 29th, 2010 at 6:03 am
ps. I also see Konnichi Wa which is probably also nog the same spelling as the Japanese words for Love *grin* maybe she did it un purpose to use the AE instead of Æ?
January 29th, 2010 at 6:11 am
I would buy the Hello print! It would be very nice in my entrance ? and a nice way of greeting my guests… not sure if the black and white colors would be my fav though. Any other combo planned Jennifer?
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January 29th, 2010 at 6:23 am
last word should read kærlighed, not kaerlighed
January 29th, 2010 at 6:34 am
I love her work! I especially love her ABC print with the word LOVE highlighted. Such talent!
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January 29th, 2010 at 7:01 am
It might be German Hallo – that would be right, I think? I have a photo of ‘Hallo’ graffitied on a wall in Bremen :)
Such a fun idea, and very striking!
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January 29th, 2010 at 7:28 am
“Szeretet ” from Hungary! :)
January 29th, 2010 at 7:36 am
Really beautiful. Thanks Holly for sharing and well done Jen! x
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January 29th, 2010 at 7:42 am
@solvi: “hallo” is Dutch, as is “Liefde” ;-)
January 29th, 2010 at 7:48 am
Danielle – Ja, we say Hallo here in Germany. :)
January 29th, 2010 at 8:00 am
I like both the posters. The white lettering on charcoal background is a classic!
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January 29th, 2010 at 8:13 am
These would be a lovely welcome into a home! Love her work!
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January 29th, 2010 at 8:58 am
SOLD!
January 29th, 2010 at 9:42 am
I love that! I love how she picked the languages as well! What a lovely thing….
xo
Melis
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January 29th, 2010 at 9:54 am
those prints are fantastic! I also love the other prints featured on her site as well. thanks for sharing this.
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January 29th, 2010 at 11:08 am
ooooh, so fun and contemporary!
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January 29th, 2010 at 11:45 am
I adore madebygirl, both the blog and shop. I’ve ordered two prints for my home and some cards for girlfriends and I plan on ordering the hello print for my entryway- so cute! Thanks for the heads-up!
January 29th, 2010 at 12:35 pm
Regarding Hallo, I thought that the two posters had the same languages, but now when I look more closely I see that they use different languages so just forget my complaint about it.
Anyway, the posters are cute, they just need æ :-)
January 29th, 2010 at 2:06 pm
First, thanks Holly! oh!
Ok, folks….even though I like the print better this way…I will edit it.
There’s no reason to be harsh about anything.
I’ve received lots of orders already, but I haven’t sent any out yet.
I will have them edited today & mailed out the way a couple of you had suggested.
:)
I think having the print this way makes each letter stand out more…but I understand. :) Thank you !
We are just in time! woo hoo!
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January 29th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
I LOVE MADEBYGIRL and have purchased her prints before! So I was over the moon to see these as my apartment is pretty much black and white – so going right there now to buy them before they are all sold out! THANKS DECOR8 for the post!
January 29th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
I do love her work too! I just purchased the ABC Love and can’t wait to get it on the wall!
January 29th, 2010 at 6:10 pm
love this idea! very cool artwork
January 29th, 2010 at 6:40 pm
I am so in love with typography prints – they’re so modern and fascinating. Also, I love anything that refers to “love”!
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January 29th, 2010 at 7:41 pm
i’ve always been a fan of her work and these are no exception :)
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January 29th, 2010 at 8:10 pm
I am going to get ‘Hello’ for the back of the downstairs loo door.
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January 29th, 2010 at 9:54 pm
I love the love prints well and the hello! Thanks for posting these!
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January 30th, 2010 at 12:54 am
I think the responses here show how ethnocentric we can be, even when evaluating one’s art!
January 30th, 2010 at 11:32 am
Hei, hei – jeg liker!!! Very cool language prints…
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January 30th, 2010 at 8:37 pm
FOR THOSE WHO hadn’t read my post above:
The LOVE Languages print is now FIXED… :)
I will be adding new pics of the fixes on my blog, site and giving one to Holly for hers real soon…
IF YOU’D LIKE to SEE what it looks like I can email you a digital version right now..
Email me at:
jen@madebygirl.com
Thanks again for the kind words! XOXOXOX!
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January 31st, 2010 at 9:59 am
These are really cute! When I glanced at the first one, I misread it as “Bon Jovi” the first time. Oops. :)
January 31st, 2010 at 5:10 pm
Very cool – I especially like the fact that she added the English words in gray. It’s subtle, but a really nice touch. I agree that the reason behind selecting particular languages is also very thoughtful. My only wish though? That they were done in a different font. I love typography prints, but I’m just over this font.