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Willow Pond at The North Carolina Arboretum

Contributed by XYZ Type on Feb 18th, 2023. Artwork published in .
Willow Pond at The North Carolina Arboretum 1
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The Willow Pond area, newly added to the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville, has its own visual system, established by sheets of weathering steel pierced with nature patterns and a distinct typographic palette.

We never expected to see Cortado made into a stencil! Here the designer added bridges for structural integrity, taking great care to respond to the curves and shapes of the brushstrokes. For extended text on a pavilion donor wall, Anita Semi-square casually bridges the gap between the flowing shapes of script type and the cold metal structures.

Willow Pond at The North Carolina Arboretum 2
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Willow Pond at The North Carolina Arboretum 3
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  • Cortado
  • Anita Semi-square

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