one of the most elaborate 'human alphabets', in terms of its formal quality, is of course anthonBeeke's, published by de Jong & Co. printers in their experimental 'Kwadraat' series in 1970.
his capitals, built entirely out of carefully choreographed ensembles of nude girls (no less than twelve for the 'M' and the 'W'), are a tongue-in-cheek reaction to wimCrouwel's experimental 'new alphabet', published in the same series some years earlier (1967).
piquant as it may be, Beeke's alphabet is also a meticulous reconstruction of the outlines of classic Roman capitals �C the Baskerville Old Face was the inspiration �C, including thicks and thins and serifs. although (...) Beeke certainly wanted to celebrate the sensual aspect of classical letters with their subtle curves and roundings and their perfect proportions, his nude alphabet is not explicitly erotic." Via Likecool
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