Showing posts with label Typography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Typography. Show all posts
Wednesday, 15 September 2010
Intriguing calligraphy
Beautiful flowing script found in an antique shop in Bromyard, which reminds me of the work of the great Marian Bantjes.

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Typography
Thursday, 10 June 2010
Funerary inscriptions
I always enjoy looking at the inscriptions on tombstones. The styles vary greatly, not only from century to century, but also from area to area. These ones are from the north east of England.
Labels:
Environment,
Typography
Anderson tapes titles


Came across this great computer-style font from the opening titles of Sidney Lumet's 'The Anderson Tapes' the other day. It's worth seeking out if you've not seen it.
Labels:
1970s,
film,
Typography
Hitchcock titling font
Intriguing titling face from Hitchcock's 1938 'The Lady Vanishes'. Look at that Art Deco lower case 'g'!
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Typography
More found type
1970's Islington housing estate signage uses this bonded type, which loosens over time and produces these marvelous effects.
Labels:
signage,
Typography
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