Fonts and Guitar

Fonts and Guitar

What is Fonts and Guitar?
It's my take on the 100 Day Project, a design exercise created by Michael Bierut and popularized online by Elle Luna. Each day, for the next 100 days, I will bring a popular song lyric to life, using only type, color, and the occasional shape or symbol.

Why? Why would you do this?

  • To become a better designer

  • To overcome my fear of showcasing work that's unfinished or not perfect

  • To do something fun while I go through the demoralizing process of trying to find a new job in a new field

  • To share my love of music and typography with others
    (All the fonts I will be using can be downloaded for free from Google Fonts. So, if you see something you like, start using it. Remember, you are not beholden to Calibri.)

What's your inspiration?
Pop Charts by Katrina McHugh and Do-Hee Kim's 100 Days of Fonts. Check out both of these projects. Stay long enough to enjoy them but not long enough to notice how much I've stolen from them.

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“Pressed In A Book” by The Shins
“I Wanna Be Sedated” by Ramones
“Who By Fire” by Leonard Cohen
“I’ll Be Your Mirror” by The Velvet Underground
“Young Folks” by Peter Bjorn And John
“Eat It” by “Weird Al” Yankovic
“Bad Reputation” by Joan Jett
“The District Sleeps Alone Tonight” by The Postal Service
“Shoop” by Salt-N-Pepa
“I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times” by The Beach Boys
“I Am A Scientist” by Guided By Voices
“In Search Of 1988” by Ozma
“Help I’m Alive” by Metric
“Let It Be” by The Beatles
“Girl On Fire” by Alicia Keys
“Spiderwebs” by No Doubt
“Enjoy The Silence” by Depeche Mode
“Feel The Pain” by Dinosaur Jr.
“Ain’t It The Truth” by Gossip
“Modern Girl” by Sleater-Kinney
“Everything In Its Right Place” by Radiohead
“Santa Monica” by Everclear
“Fortitude” by Pezzettino
“First Day Of My Life” by Bright Eyes
“Lovesong” by The Cure
“Don’t Give Up On Me” by Solomon Burke
“Formation” by Beyoncé
“Everyday I Love You Less And Less” by Kaiser Chiefs
“No Scrubs” by TLC
“How You Like Me Now?” by The Heavy
“There’s Always Someone Cooler Than You” by Ben Folds
“Tender” by Blur
“Dance This Mess Around” by The B-52’s
“Dead Man’s Party” by Oingo Boingo
“Poison Cup” by M. Ward
“Rave On” by Buddy Holly
“Range Life” by Pavement
“If You See Her, Say Hello - Take 2” by Bob Dylan
“Boys Wanna Be Her” by Peaches
“It’s Tricky” by Run-D.M.C.
“All Day And All Of The Night” by The Kinks
“Sing Me Spanish Techno” by The New Pornographers
“Magic Johnson” by Red Hot Chili Peppers
“Waltz #2 (XO)” by Elliott Smith
“All Along The Watchtower” by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
“Super Bad” by James Brown
“Dancing In The Dark” by Bruce Springsteen
“Welcome To The Jungle” by Guns N’ Roses
“Psycho Killer” by Talking Heads
“Nightswimming” by R.E.M.
“Livin’ On A Prayer” by Bon Jovi
“N.E.O.” by Chai
“Brass In Pocket” by The Pretenders
“Romance” by Wild Flag
“Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin
“Paint It, Black” by The Rolling Stones
“So Fresh, So Clean” by OutKast
“Take The Long Road And Walk It” by The Music
“Loser” by Beck
“All These Things That I’ve Done” by The Killers
“Love Is A Battlefield” by Pat Benatar
“Big Exit” by PJ Harvey
“In The Garage” by Weezer
“5 Dollars” by Christine And The Queens
“Freeze The Saints” by Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks
“We Used To Be Friends” by The Dandy Warhols
“Red Right Hand” by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
“The Man Who Sold The World” by David Bowie
“Evening Sun” by The Strokes
“Free” by Cat Power
“Take On Me” by a-ha
“Summer Skin” by Death Cab For Cutie
“Suck My Left One” by Bikini Kill
“Bullet With Butterfly Wings” by The Smashing Pumpkins
“I Found A Whistle” by MGMT
“Tainted Love” by Soft Cell
“Work It” by Missy Elliott
“Intervention” by Arcade Fire
“Lost In The Supermarket” by The Clash
“Maps” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
“When A Woman Is Around” by Unloved
“Time After Time” by Cyndi Lauper
“Icky Thump” by The White Stripes
“Serve The Servants” by Nirvana
“So What’cha Want” by Beastie Boys
“Them That Got” by Ray Charles
“These Days” by Nico
“Do You Realize??” by The Flaming Lips
“Against The Grain” by Bad Religion
“Hungry Ghost” by Hurray For The Riff Raff
“Bury Me With It” by Modest Mouse
“History Lesson Part II” by Minutemen
“Detachable Penis” by King Missile
“Creator” by Santigold
“Don’t Look Back in Anger” by Oasis
 
 
“Institutionalized” by Suicidal Tendencies
 
 
“Mary Jane’s Last Dance” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
 
 
“Hustlin’” by Rick Ross
 
 
“There is a Light that Never Goes Out” by The Smiths
 
 
“Debaser” by Pixies