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Many Hands Make Type Work

Using the human hand to form a range typefaces

By Oscar Hathaway

December 21^st, 2013

THE JOURNAL

Images of my hand bound journal

Many Hands Make Type Work

Many Hands Make Type Work

Many Hands Make Type Work

Many Hands Make Type Work

Hand Experiment one

Aerial persecutive of work station with free hand letters on opposite palm

Many Hands Make Type Work

Many Hands Make Type Work

Many Hands Make Type Work

Many Hands Make Type Work

Hand experiment two

Letterforms created from capturing the human hand in position from the bed of a scanner

Many Hands Make Type Work

Many Hands Make Type Work

Many Hands Make Type Work

Many Hands Make Type Work

hand experiment three

Condensation typeface created with a single fingertip

Many Hands Make Type Work

Many Hands Make Type Work

Many Hands Make Type Work

Many Hands Make Type Work

hand experiment four

Letterforms created with the use of the human hand in different positions

Many Hands Make Type Work

Many Hands Make Type Work

Many Hands Make Type Work

Many Hands Make Type Work

hand experiment five

Aerial Perspective recorded free hand type forms and captured with screenshots

Many Hands Make Type Work

Many Hands Make Type Work

Many Hands Make Type Work

Many Hands Make Type Work

What are these photos about?

Many Hands Make Type Work

What are these photos about?

Many Hands Make Type Work

Many Hands Make Type Work

Many Hands Make Type Work

Many Hands Make Type Work

Many Hands Make Type Work

Many Hands Make Type Work

© 2026 Oscar Hathaway

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