Typewriter golems by Jerry Mayer

Wired's posted a great gallery of typographical golems designed by Jerry Mayer. Brought together with bones and ligatures formed from old antique typewriter part, Mayer's art is a bizarre fusion between Leonardo Da Vinci's mechanical drawings and the hallucinogenic fever dreams of a William Burroughs protagonist. "I'd been trying to get my figures to look less creepy," Mayer admits. Creepy? Love!

Typewriters Morph Into Creepy Sci-Fi Creatures [Wired]

[#1 posted by Dustin Driver , September 4, 2008 12:43 AM]

Its maw of disjointed keys gives a new and vibrant meaning to the phrase "gobbledygook."

Surely a wordsmith such as yourself must have one of these to hang above your workstation. It seems like a perfect fit for The Brownlee. Plus, Humbert can perch upon its twisted visage and inspire you with his shrill parakeet cries.

[#2 posted by John Brownlee , September 4, 2008 12:53 AM]

"Master wordsmith?" Pfft. I wish I'd come up with the gobbledygook line! And yes, Humbert would do well with one of these.

[#3 posted by strider_mt2k , September 4, 2008 4:56 AM]

I like the cat and grasshopper best, but all are inspired and beautiful.

[#4 posted by Dustin Driver , September 4, 2008 10:36 AM]

@Brownlee: Why thank you! The greatest complement a writer can receive from another writer.