Test the Limits: Chalk Style Typography

Chalk style typography has an old-school vibe, a slightly juvenile character, and urban nature. It managed to carve out an ideal niche for itself as well as mature into an art direction of full value. It is a favorite choice among designers that finds wide application in various spheres and leaves an artistic imprint on everyday life, brightening up some of our standard routines.

Ones that thoroughly enjoy benefits of this sort of letter crafting are food/drink-related establishments such as restaurants, pubs, cafes, and others. Not only does chalk typography enhance and enrich exterior including signs, info boxes, menus, special offers but also interior, serving as an efficient instrument for adding a certain zest to the general atmosphere. Along with the traditional realization that implies white symbols placed on a rough black chalkboard, designers also employ colorful palettes that let convey emotions more accurately and give a piece a unique, dynamic and vibrant appearance. Typography in tandem with complementary objects that are usually used to finish off the whole view as well as put an emphasis on a beauty of letterings composes a real masterpiece.

Today we have gathered 30 such works of art – projects featuring chalk style typography that are worth your attention. Some of them depict truly ornamental fonts others grab attention with an ingenious symbiosis of sketches where type plays the first fiddle and binds everything together

Feeling Good!

Creator: Antonio Rodrigues Jr

Prestinaria Chalkboards

Creator: Cyla Costa

Nike Chalk Lettering

Creator: Ben Johnston

La Pasta Gialla

Creator: Cristina Pagnoncelli

Artisanal Burger Mural

Creator: Ben Johnston

Shakespeare Chalk Drawings

Creator: Farago Design

Criatipos on Lollapalooza!

Creator: Criatipos, Cyla Costa, Jackson Alves, Eduilson Coan, Cristina Pagnoncelli

BMT London

Creator: Ricardo Martins, Curtis White, Filipe Almeida

Alcohol Allergy

Creator: Kim Panella

Scott Belsky Chalkboard

Creator: DANGERDUST

Claude Monet Chalkboard

Creator: DANGERDUST

Custom-Made Menu

Creator: Sérgio Bergocce

Blackboard Lettering

Creator: The Negra

Chalk Mural

Creator: Wall Dizzy

Chalkboard Graphics for Jazz Pizza

Creator: Sergio Samofalov

Chalkboard Wine

Creator: Joel Felix

Cocina UAO

Creator: Cristian Leon B

Chalkboards for BouiBouiBilk Düsseldorf

Creator: Marcel Cze

Series of 4 Blackboard

Creator: Alexandre Fauteux

Lolli and Pops – The Woodlands, TX

Creator: Valerie Durak

Yes!

Creator: Antonio Rodrigues Jr

Le Blé – Blackboard Lettering

Creator: Yani Arabena & Guille Vizzari

Resume Chalk Wall

Creator: Hillary Sroufe

Casa FOA – G7

Creator: Panco Sassano

2014 Chalk Art

Creator: Casey Ligon

Kantar WPP APAC Confest 2015, Bali

Creator: Tikka Hun

Seafood Chalk Lettering

Creator: Kelsy Stromski

Outdoor hoarding – Golf course, Vizag

Creator: Sonali Upadhyaya

Will Letter for Lunch / Lauren Hom

Creator: &Reach Management

Wild Blue Technologies Door

Creator: Mai Lo Thao