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Vernacular Typography

Letterforms in the Urban Environment

  • PHOTOS,  SIGNS

    PALM BEACH #2 PREVIEW

    April 17, 2012

    More type from Palm Beach, Florida coming soon. These hand painted murals and signs were along Broadway in West Palm.

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    Woodward Vernacular Typography Steelmaster Filing Cabinet

    RANDOM BOOK COVERS

    July 31, 2013

    Nearly Empty Streets of New York

    March 18, 2020

    PHILADELPHIA PREVIEW

    January 21, 2014
  • EPHEMERA,  OTHER STUFF

    THINGS & STUFF

    April 13, 2012

    Pens, pencils, photos, postcards, notepads, and shirts are now being offered exclusively as premiums for (fully tax-deductible) contributions to Vernacular Typography through the project’s Fiscal Sponsor, ARTSPIRE (a Program of New York Foundation for the Arts). If you make a contribution and would like to receive any of the premiums, just make a note of which items you’d like in the message section. Price list below. $15 and above Any one of the following: 1 Postcard set in hand-stamped pouch 2 Gridded notepads 2 Bic Clic pens 2 Sharpies 4 Pencils $25 and above Any two of the stationery items $50 and above An original polaroid of lettering, with certificate…

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    COMPOSITION BOOKS

    November 30, 2010
    Woodward Vernacular Typography Steelmaster Filing Cabinet

    RANDOM BOOK COVERS

    July 31, 2013

    GRAPHIQUE DE LA RUE

    August 31, 2015
  • EPHEMERA,  OTHER STUFF

    SALON

    April 10, 2012

    In case you missed it the first time, Salon just posted the Q&A I did with Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York. Check it out HERE.

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    Don Mattingly Vintage Baseball Tee Shirt

    VINTAGE BASEBALL TEES

    May 23, 2013
    Vernacular Typography T-shirt detail Marionnettes du Theatre du Luxembourg

    VERNACULAR TYPOGRAPHY TEES

    February 22, 2013

    BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

    October 17, 2013
  • OTHER STUFF,  SIGNS

    POST NO BILLS

    April 7, 2012

    Another section just added to the main site: Post No Bills. All the same, but different. If you’re interested in supporting Vernacular Typography, consider making a tax-dedictible donation to the project through Artspire & New York Foundation for the Arts HERE.

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    Woodward Vernacular Typography Desert Israel Neon Billboard

    ISRAEL PREVIEW

    December 7, 2012
    Don Mattingly Vintage Baseball Tee Shirt

    VINTAGE BASEBALL TEES

    May 23, 2013

    WOODSIDE PRESS

    July 23, 2012

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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.

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Dublin House Tap Room, Upper West Side. #vernacul Dublin House Tap Room, Upper West Side.

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Block Drug Store of 2nd Avenue. #vernaculartypogr Block Drug Store of 2nd Avenue.

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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.

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Conformal Personalized Shoes for Women. Hand paint Conformal Personalized Shoes for Women. Hand painted window sign.

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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.

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

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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.

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Trenton China Pottery ghost sign in Philadelphia. Trenton China Pottery ghost sign in Philadelphia.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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Di Fara Pizza. A New York classic. #vernaculartyp Di Fara Pizza. A New York classic. 
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