New Zealand-based art director Dean Poole started his presentation at Design Indaba drawing out the forms of the letters we use, and take for granted, every day.
A is an H designed by an architect
B has a figure and is working on it
C got separated from O and never healed
D ate too much
E is the cannibal with a fork
F is the victim
G swallowed its tongue
H raised the bar
I the naturalist
J the naturalist arouse
K shoots from the hip
L is flatfooted
N is a Z that never got out of bed
O likes to sing
Q pokes fun at O
R is poser
S suffers from motion sickness
T is I that branched out
V has split ends
W is Ping-Pong
X is busting to relieve itself
Y gives you options
Z sidesteps most situations