You know the tired cliche about a picture being worth a thousand words? Well Spanish architect and designer Juan Osborne has taken this phrase quite literally, creating works of art using words and feeding them into a custom computer program he developed which can process hundreds of thousands of words into complex images of people and places.

If you really want to dissect his work, Juan has graciously uploaded hi-res images of all his art on his website. I strongly encourage you visit to get a sense of the detail involved in these pieces. Below is a small collection of Juan’s wonderful word art. Enjoy!

For hi-res images, please visit: http://www.juanosborne.com/

2. Albert Einstein

3. Tienanmen Square

4. Peace Symbol

5. Dirty Harry (Clint Eastwood)

6. House

7. Michael Ezra Photography

8. David Villa

9.The Scream – Edvard Munch

10. Pablo Picasso

11. Dove

12. Charles Darwin

13. Dennis Hopper

14. Paris at Night

15. Jules Verne

16. The Beatles

17. Radiohead

18. John Lennon

19. Audrey Hepburn

20. Starry Night – Van Gogh

ALL IMAGES AND INFORMATION COURTESY OF JUANOSBORNE.COM

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