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Letterforms in the Urban Environment

VERNACULAR TYPOGRAPHY IN NYFA CURRENT

November 30, 2010

The new issue of NYFA Current features an article about Vernacular Typography. View it HERE.

By MBW

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Sunset Cocktail Lounge. One of my favorite signs f

Sunset Cocktail Lounge. One of my favorite signs from West Palm Beach, Florida.

To learn more about the sign or buy a print, meander on over to https://vernaculartypography.bigcartel.com.

#vernaculartypography #vernacularlettering #vernacular #vernaculartype #foundtype #urbantypography #urbantype #lettering #letterforms #storefront #signage #westpalmbeach #palmbeach #sunset #cocktail #mintgreen #jazzhistory

Dublin House Tap Room, Upper West Side. #vernacul

Dublin House Tap Room, Upper West Side.

#vernaculartypography #vernacularlettering #vernacular #vernaculartype #foundtype #urbantypography #urbantype #nyctypography #typography #signage #letterforms #vintagesign #neonsign #neon #storefront #disappearingnewyork #upperwestside #dublinhouse

Block Drug Store of 2nd Avenue. #vernaculartypogr

Block Drug Store of 2nd Avenue.

#vernaculartypography #vernacularlettering #vernacular #vernaculartype #foundtype #urbantypography #urbantype #typography #signage #letterforms #nyctypography #storefront #disappearingnewyork #neonsign #neon #blockdrugstore #eastvillage

The Lexington Candy Shop & Luncheonette opened in

The Lexington Candy Shop & Luncheonette opened in 1925 as a soda fountain and candy shop. A full kitchen was added in 1948.

#vernaculartypography #vernacularlettering #vernacular #vernaculartype #foundtype #urbantypography #urbantype #nyctypography #typography #signage #letterforms #disappearingnewyork #storefront #neonsign #neon #uppereastside #lexingtoncandyshop #luncheonette

Conformal Personalized Shoes for Women. Hand paint

Conformal Personalized Shoes for Women. Hand painted window sign.

#vernaculartypography #vernacularlettering #vernacular #vernaculartype #foundtype #urbantypography #urbantype #typography #signage #letterforms #nyctypography #alwayshandpaint #script #handpaintedsigns

Farouk A. Elsebaie, Accountant & Tax Consultant in

Farouk A. Elsebaie, Accountant & Tax Consultant in Park Slope. One of my favorite hand painted signs in Brooklyn.

#vernaculartypography #vernacularlettering #vernacular #vernaculartype #foundtype #urbantypography #urbantype #typography #signage #letterforms #nyctypography #brooklyntype #handpaintedsigns #ampersand #alwayshandpaint

Errol's Auto Repairs. Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. #ve

Errol's Auto Repairs. Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.

#vernaculartypography #vernacularlettering #vernacular #vernaculartype #foundtype #urbantypography #urbantype #typography #signage #letterforms #nyctypography #brooklyntype #alwayshandpaint #handpaintedsigns

Syrup of Figs ghost sign, now covered up by new co

Syrup of Figs ghost sign, now covered up by new construction in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

#vernaculartypography #vernacularlettering #vernacular #vernaculartype #foundtype #urbantypography #urbantype #typography #signage #letterforms #nyctypography #brooklyntype #greenpoint #ghostsign #fadingad #syrupoffigs

Trenton China Pottery ghost sign in Philadelphia.

Trenton China Pottery ghost sign in Philadelphia.

#vernaculartypography #vernacularlettering #vernacular #vernaculartype #foundtype #urbantypography #urbantype #typography #signage #letterforms #phillytype #ghostsign #fadingad #philadelphia

Ghost signs on ghost signs. Friendly Frost /Furnit

Ghost signs on ghost signs. Friendly Frost /Furniture / Outlet palimpsest on the corner of 19th & 5th in South Park Slope.

#vernaculartypography #vernacularlettering #vernacular #vernaculartype #foundtype #urbantypography #urbantype #typography #signage #letterforms #nyctypography #brooklyntype #ghostsign #fadingad #parkslope

El Arte, hanging neon sign outside of a former pho

El Arte, hanging neon sign outside of a former photography studio on Calle Galiano, Havana, Cuba. 2001.

#vernaculartypography #vernacularlettering #vernacular #vernaculartype #foundtype #urbantypography #urbantype #typography #signage #letterforms #storefront #cubantype #tipografiacubana #havana #lahabana #cuba #35mm #trix400 #filmphotographic #neonsign #elarte

Cafeteria El Polo. Neon sign minus the neon. Havan

Cafeteria El Polo. Neon sign minus the neon. Havana, Cuba. 2001.

#vernaculartypography #vernacularlettering #vernacular #vernaculartype #foundtype #urbantypography #urbantype #typography #signage #letterforms #storefront #cubantype #tipografiacubana #havana #lahabana #cuba #35mm #trix400 #filmphotographic #neonsign

Partagás factory neon sign. Cigars had been hand-

Partagás factory neon sign. Cigars had been hand-rolled in this Cuban factory since 1845. The building was recently converted into a museum.
One of my favorites from Havana. Shot on 35mm film in 2001.

#vernaculartypography #vernacularlettering #vernacular #vernaculartype #foundtype #urbantypography #urbantype #typography #signage #letterforms #storefront #cubantype #tipografiacubana #havana #lahabana #cuba #35mm #filmphotographic #trix400 #neonsign #partagas

Shalom Chai Pizza Falafel Ice Cream on Grand Stree

Shalom Chai Pizza Falafel Ice Cream on Grand Street was closed several times by the Department of Health and struggled to reopen. They were ultimately evicted in 2014.

The cleanliness always seemed questionable, but the people watching was fantastic and the hand painted sign even better.

The storefront is now home to a barbecue spot (health inspection grade pending). #vernaculartypography #vernacularlettering #vernacular #vernaculartype #foundtype #urbantypography #urbantype #typography #signage #letterforms #nyctypography #lowereastside #alwayshandpaint #shadowtype #storefront #pizzatype #כשר

Falafel Ice Cream, 2/3 of a classic trio. #vernac

Falafel Ice Cream, 2/3 of a classic trio.

#vernaculartypography #vernacularlettering #vernacular #vernaculartype #foundtype #urbantypography #urbantype #typography #signage #letterforms #nyctypography #lowereastside #alwayshandpaint #shadowtype #storefront #icycaps #כשר #falafel

Kosher Ice Cream on the Lower East Side. Shalom Ch

Kosher Ice Cream on the Lower East Side. Shalom Chai closed for good in 2014, one of the last kosher spots in the neighborhood.

#vernaculartypography #vernacularlettering #vernacular #vernaculartype #foundtype #urbantypography #urbantype #typography #signage #letterforms #nyctypography #lowereastside #alwayshandpaint #shadowtype #storefront #icycaps #כשר

Not Just Pizza. Home of the Small Pie. Fulton Stre

Not Just Pizza. Home of the Small Pie. Fulton Street, Bed-Stuy.

#vernaculartypography #vernacularlettering #vernacular #vernaculartype #foundtype #urbantypography #urbantype #typography #signage #letterforms #nyctypography #brooklyntype #storefront #disappearingnewyork #pizza #pizzeria #nycpizza #pizzatype

Di Fara Pizza. A New York classic. #vernaculartyp

Di Fara Pizza. A New York classic.
#vernaculartypography #vernacularlettering #vernacular #vernaculartype #foundtype #urbantypography #urbantype #brooklyntype #typography #signage #letterforms #nyctypography #storefront #disappearingnewyork #pizza #pizzeria #nycpizza #pizzatype #difara

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