Designer: Francois Robert Photography, Tucson, Arizona
'When used for a poster about war this skeleton type had so much resonance. It's also completely creepy' Photograph: Francois Robert
Designer: Pamela Speck/Violet Fox Visuals, Arlington, Texas
'I thought these were hysterical. I've never looked at my sneakers the same way since' Photograph: Pamela Speck
Designer: Amandine Alessandra, London
'These dancers moved their hands to create letters, which were captured with long-exposure photography' Photograph: Amandine Alessandra
Designer: Francois Robert, Tucson, Arizona
'This is a pretty standard trick to do when you buy a collapsible ruler, but it's just shot so nicely' Photograph: Francois Robert
Designer: Keziah Chong, Gaithersburg, Maryland
'Floral letters are pretty ubiquitous, but this one was especially pretty. It's made from a plant called baby's breath' Photograph: Keziah Chong
Designer: Van Hoang, Seattle, Washington
'This was for a university assignment where students had to use a line from a song to develop letterforms' Photograph: Van Hoang
Designer: Raina Lee, Australia
'Our fair city, the Big Apple. The McDonald's arch and donut made me smile' Photograph: Raina Lee
Designer: Bureau Bruneau, Oslo
'These were great: they were created from an old train set found in the artist's grandmother's basement' Photograph: Bureau Bruneau
Photographer: Irina Wang, Florida
'These are actually kind of sexy. Or maybe I just have a dirty mind' Photograph: Irina Wang
Designer: The Butler Bros
'I admire this one, as it took some effort to compile enough furniture to make an alphabet. I always wanted to live in a home where each piece of furniture was a letter' Photograph: Adam Voorhes, Austin, TX
Designer: Sarah Hyndman, London
'Who looks at a deck chair and thinks, "Hey, that looks like a letter?" Fun. I wonder if they tried doing this on the Titanic' Photograph: Sarah Hyndman
