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Figure–ground

(form and contraform)

Uses that play with the distinction between type and background. See Figure–ground organization on Wikipedia.

Uses tagged with “figure–ground”

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Doings of Typography / Typographical Acts2023

Lucas Kramer
Alexandra Vögtle

Contributed by Yevgeniy Anfalov

<cite>Doings of Typography / Typographical Acts</cite>

Alkaline Trio – Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs album art2024

Stealworks

Contributed by Jordan Rupp

Alkaline Trio – <cite>Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs</cite> album art

The Hollow Hills by Mary Stewart (William Morrow)1973

Lawrence Ratzkin

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>The Hollow Hills</cite> by Mary Stewart (William Morrow)

Sponsor

EiK – Uduvaip album art2022

Andree Paat

Contributed by Tüpokompanii

EiK – <cite>Uduvaip</cite> album art

Lenali posterc. 1978

Tony Di Spigna

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

In Babylon by Marcel Möring2005

Tessa van der Waals

Contributed by Tessa van der Waals

<cite>In Babylon</cite> by Marcel Möring

Andrea Grandi2022

FIRM.GS

Contributed by FIRM.GS

Obliques, № 14–15: ‘La Femme Surréaliste’1977

Contributed by Nick Sherman

<cite>Obliques</cite>, № 14–15: ‘La Femme Surréaliste’

The Cake Shop, The Manila Peninsulac. 1977

Chiu Wing Wah
Michelle Shek
Design Development

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

The Cake Shop, The Manila Peninsula

Nau2021

ESTUDIO CRU

Contributed by ESTUDIO CRU

Basic Soul Unit – Soul Patterns EP2005

Machine

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Basic Soul Unit – <cite>Soul Patterns</cite> EP

Volume 3 Montreal Book Fair 20202020

Juliette Duhé

Contributed by Juliette Duhé

Volume 3 Montreal Book Fair 2020

Humbug July 2020 program poster series2020

Berger + Co.

Contributed by berger + Co.

Humbug July 2020 program poster series

Krantz Productions visual identity and website2020

Charlotte Bourn

Contributed by Charlotte Bourn

Krantz Productions visual identity and website

Introduction of Works, Vilnius Academy of Art2020

Daniel Gremme

Contributed by Daniel Gremme

Introduction of Works, Vilnius Academy of Art

Baalbek, Archives of an Eternity2019

Mind The Gap

Contributed by 29Letters Type Foundry

<cite>Baalbek, Archives of an Eternity</cite>

Bloodline by Ernest J. Gaines (Dial Press)1968

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Bloodline</cite> by Ernest J. Gaines (Dial Press)

Beyond Tellerrand Düsseldorf 2019 posters2019

Brendan Dawes

Contributed by Brendan Dawes

Beyond Tellerrand Düsseldorf 2019 posters

Tribute to Roberto Pieracini2018

Alessandro Latela

Contributed by Alessandro Latela

Tribute to Roberto Pieracini

“The W.A.N.D.” posterc. 2012

Chiara Dal Maso

Contributed by Chiara Dal Maso

“The W.A.N.D.” poster

Festival Résonancesc. 2016

Atelier Tout va bien

Contributed by Swiss Typefaces

Festival Résonances

Matisse – uma vida, Hilary Spurling2012

Tereza Bettinardi

Contributed by Tereza Bettinardi

<cite>Matisse – uma vida</cite>, Hilary Spurling

British Painting in the Sixties poster1962

Tom Wolsey

Contributed by Patrice Barnabé

<cite>British Painting in the Sixties</cite> poster

HOPE print and sculptures2008

Robert Indiana

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>HOPE</cite> print and sculptures

The Limits Of Control poster concept

Maa Luvs

Contributed by Dima Verovkin

<cite>The Limits Of Control</cite> poster concept

park:session poster2015

Maa Luvs

Contributed by Dima Verovkin

park:session poster

Lew Davies and His Orchestra – Strange Interlude album art1961

S. Neil Fujita
Charles E. Murphy

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Lew Davies and His Orchestra – <cite>Strange Interlude</cite> album art

Lucky 82012

Jm

Contributed by Jm

Principles of Wanner-Gruppe1970

Josef Müller-Brockmann

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Principles of Wanner-Gruppe

Make It Bigger2002

Paula Scher

Contributed by Stephen Coles