They're people

I've previously written here about people that are fonts. Now, after re-discovering the London design studio Kapitza, it seems I can write about fonts that are people.

^{Liverpool Street, by Kapitza}

Kapitza has designed a set of four dingbat/image fonts out of silhouettes of people. Though there are many other examples of this type of work, what makes Kapitza's so interesting is the method of the font's creation:

Liverpool Street is an image font consisting of 52 illustrations of people seen around Liverpool Street train station. The station is in the heart of London’s financial district and most people on the streets are business people rushing to and from work.... The font is one of 4 fonts depicting life in the east end of London. The fonts show the wide variety of cultural backgrounds of people living and working in this area. All illustrations are based on photographs taken on location over a period of time. The photographs are then hand traced to create silhouettes.

The others are Dalston, a lively neighbourhood with an ethnically varied population; Brick Lane, a street in the heart of the Bangladeshi community; and Victoria Park. And more than merely generic images of people, these are fonts based on real people in very specific situations and places. In fact, when you look at the figures in each set, you can actually see the differences from one location to the next, even from only these small, 1-color silhouettes.

I wonder if Hol might commission a new set focused on people in museums or galleries that we could incorporate into our graphic identity and then maybe also distribute for free? I wonder if you'd see the same distinctness in a group of "art people" as you do in the other examples? And what would that distinctness come from? A certain body type, similar accessories, posture?