Once I was trying to figure out whose face was that being illustrated on the cover of Book Review, a weekly supplement by the NY Times I often like to inspect in search for inspiration, I couldn’t help drawing a smile on my face as soon as I discovered it was Gabriel García Márquez, a world famous writer and fellow Colombian who I greatly admire. The Illustration is completely executed using letter forms, all sharing the same scale and belonging to the same Roman family, some are blurrier than others, giving the illustration a sense of depth as well as an association with fast typing. The illustration is credited to Rodrigo Corral and Ben Wiseman, and its purpose is to promote a new biography written by Gerald Martin. –Though a little squint may be necessary to read his resemblance, what better way to design a writer’s portrait than using letter forms?

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En esta ilustración hecha totalmente con tipografía, podemos apreciar un retrato de García Márquez. ¿Qué mejor idea para diseñar su retrato que no sean letras? Esta ilustración ha sido diseñada con el propósito de promover una nueva biografía escrita por Gerald Martin -Primer escritor de habla inglesa en hacerlo-y ha sido ejecutada por Rodrigo Corral y Ben Wiseman. Si Cierras un poco tus ojos podrás notar con mayor facilidad los rasgos de este escritor Colombiano a quien tanto admiro.