Dead Celebrities Made Out Of Fonts

This is a picture of Marilyn Monroe made entirely out of different fonts for an ad in a São Paulo newspaper. Check out three more of Charlie Chaplan, Marlon Brando, and James Dean after the jump, all of which look great. But still, prosthetic U leg and all, Marilyn is the best. I swear, I would hit that like a piñata -- with a Wiffleball bat.

Jump for the rest.

4 Dead Celebrities Font Art Pieces [walyou]

Thanks to Roland, the headless Thompson gunner.

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