Created by Gordon Young, The Comedy Carpet as it's more formally known, is a celebration of comedy, referring to the work of more than 1,000 comedians and comedy writers. It contains over 160,000 granite letters, and has become a stage for entertainment itself. I walked across this without looking down, and it was only when I was inside and on the second level of the Tower, looking out of the window, that I realised the impact and beauty of this work of art.
What struck me first was the sheer size of this piece, and I immediately made my boyfriend come with me to see it up close. It was then that I released it could be read in so many different ways, with each sketch or line in a different direction to the one next to it. Not to mention the typography: each sketch being written differently: small fonts, big fonts, bold fonts, sans serif, embellished, colourful, some drafted similar to a newspaper design, and others messily strewn across the floor.
Its an over the top, in your face homage to some of our greatest and, I must admit, I couldn't see this anywhere other than Blackpool. That being said, I will be referring back to this anytime I need some typographic inspiration this next year.
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