Know that video of young Bob Dylan standing in a London alley way nonchalantly dropping cards with hand-drawn lyrics on them, with Allen Ginsberg creeping around in the background pretending to be sweeping? Well young Leandro Senna, a 27 year old Brazilian art director, was inspired by this, and began hand-lettering the lyrics as a creative exercise to keep busy during his downtime. A month later, and 70 individual sheets of paper down, the designer released this video, his first foray into typography and hand-lettering.
Bob Dylan Subterranean Homesick Blues – A HAND LETTERING EXPERIENCE from Leandro Senna on Vimeo.
And in case you have never seen it, or just want to watch it again, here’s Dylan’s original
