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Vernacular Typography

Letterforms in the Urban Environment

  • EPHEMERA,  OTHER STUFF

    THESE ARE THINGS #10

    April 19, 2011

    Some of my favorite book covers, found in random flea markets and bookstores in Barcelona, Buenos Aires, and Paris.

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    PERFECTION IS STANDARD, MISTAKES COST EXTRA

    November 14, 2013

    VERNACULAR TYPOGRAPHY IN JAPAN

    April 4, 2013

    BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

    October 17, 2013
  • EPHEMERA,  OTHER STUFF

    THESE ARE THINGS #9

    April 19, 2011

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    PERFECTION IS STANDARD, MISTAKES COST EXTRA

    November 14, 2013
    Woodward Vernacular Typography Steelmaster Filing Cabinet

    RANDOM BOOK COVERS

    July 31, 2013

    GRAPHIQUE DE LA RUE

    August 31, 2015
  • EPHEMERA

    THESE ARE THINGS #8

    April 15, 2011

    I hate waiting, but I love getting these take-a-number tickets telling me to wait.

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    BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

    October 17, 2013

    GRAPHIQUE DE LA RUE

    August 31, 2015

    VERNACULAR TYPOGRAPHY IN JAPAN

    April 4, 2013
  • EPHEMERA,  OTHER STUFF,  PHOTOS

    POSTCARDS

    April 5, 2011

    Vernacular Typography postcard sets now available.

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    Vernacular Typography T-shirt detail Marionnettes du Theatre du Luxembourg

    VERNACULAR TYPOGRAPHY TEES

    February 22, 2013

    COMPOSITION BOOKS

    November 30, 2010

    PERFECTION IS STANDARD, MISTAKES COST EXTRA

    November 14, 2013

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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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