If you look carefully, you can find letterforms in everyday objects and environments. This is the approach that the typographer, Paul Elliman, took when designing his font entitled "Bits" (an ongoing piece of work). This 'font' is made up from a collection of simple, everyday items that Elliman sees as representing different letterforms by their shapes. It's an original take on typography, and emphasises the idea that it's everywhere, all around us, and affects everyone in one way or another. Communication is fundamental in human civilization and societies - and the symbols we use to communicate can be found everywhere.
Another example of Elliman's work that conveys this same concept of human relationship with language and type is his font 'Alphabet'; which involved him asking 26 friends to 'act out' a certain letter of the alphabet, using their bodies and within the limitations of the passport photobooth they were in. It's interesting to see how different people responded to these instructions, and how they interpreted their designated letter - showing how individuals' relationships with the alphabet differ greatly.
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