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Vernacular Typography

Letterforms in the Urban Environment

  • OTHER STUFF

    PALM BEACH & BOUNCE BOUNCE

    May 7, 2012

    The rest of the Palm Beach photos have all been added to the main site. —————- Also, my friend Hayley Morris‘s amazing stop-motion video for Hilary Hahn & Hauschka’s new song Bounce Bounce just premiered on IFC. Watch it below and check out the behind the scenes look at how the video was made HERE.

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    TIPOGRAFIA ARNO

    October 1, 2013

    GOODBYE CONEY ISLAND

    October 5, 2012

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    November 14, 2013
  • 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
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    TIPOGRAFIA ARNO

    October 1, 2013

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    November 14, 2013
  • 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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    BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

    October 17, 2013
    Vernacular Typography T-shirt detail Marionnettes du Theatre du Luxembourg

    VERNACULAR TYPOGRAPHY TEES

    February 22, 2013
    Children's Handwriting

    SUGAR HIGH

    October 31, 2012
  • 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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    October 1, 2013

    VERNACULAR TYPOGRAPHY IN JAPAN

    April 4, 2013
    Vernacular Typography Hand Drawn Manicule Twitter @vernaculartype

    VERNACULAR TYPOGRAPHY x TWITTER

    March 4, 2013
  • EPHEMERA,  OTHER STUFF,  PHOTOS

    CLOCKS

    March 1, 2012

    More New York clocks here. Only 12 more hours to donate to Vernacular Typography on Kickstarter!

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    ICE

    September 2, 2013

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    April 4, 2013

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    November 14, 2013
  • OTHER STUFF

    VANISHING NEW YORK

    February 29, 2012

    One of my favorite websites, Vanishing New York, posted a Q & A about Vernacular Typography. Check it out here: Vanishing New York Also, the Vernacular Typography campaign on Kickstarter ends this Friday at 9:47 am, so if you’re interested in donating, there are still 44 hours left. (Thanks to everybody who has already donated, the project is 131% funded!)

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    Don Mattingly Vintage Baseball Tee Shirt

    VINTAGE BASEBALL TEES

    May 23, 2013
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    VERNACULAR TYPOGRAPHY TEES

    February 22, 2013

    PALM BEACH & BOUNCE BOUNCE

    May 7, 2012
  • OTHER STUFF

    NUMBERS

    February 22, 2012

    There are still 8 more days to contribute to Vernacular Typography on Kickstarter!: http://kck.st/xIf4Uo

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    ISRAEL PREVIEW

    December 7, 2012
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    TIPOGRAFIA ARNO

    October 1, 2013

    GOODBYE CONEY ISLAND

    October 5, 2012
  • OTHER STUFF

    KICKSTARTER UPDATES

    February 6, 2012

    Two new backer rewards have just been added to the Kickstarter page: a blank composition notebook with a hand-drawn pattern cover, and an 8×10 print of any photo from vernaculartypography.com. Check out the rest of the rewards here: kck.st/xIf4Uo

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    November 14, 2013
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    ISRAEL PREVIEW

    December 7, 2012
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    TIPOGRAFIA ARNO

    October 1, 2013
  • OTHER STUFF,  PHOTOS,  SIGNS

    MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY TYPOGRAPHY

    January 23, 2012

    Some beautiful typography from inside the New York State Environment Hall at the Museum of Natural History. The exhibit opened in 1951 and doesn’t look like it’s been touched since then. It analyzes the geological history of a 40 square mile area of Dutchess County. I emailed the Museum’s librarian to find out more about the lettering in the hall, but didn’t learn very much (“Unfortunately, we do not have this information in our archives but the labels would have been created by the graphics team since there has been a graphics department in the Museum from very early on in the Museum’s history”). Thanks to everybody who’s already donated to…

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    February 22, 2013
    Children's Handwriting

    SUGAR HIGH

    October 31, 2012

    WOODSIDE PRESS

    July 23, 2012
  • EPHEMERA,  OTHER STUFF

    VERNACULAR TYPOGRAPHY ON KICKSTARTER

    January 18, 2012

    Vernacular Typography is now on Kickstarter! Check out the video if you’re interested, and get some Vernacular Typography-related things if you donate. Thanks so much to the crazy-good Hayley Morris for her animating expertise. All photos by Vernacular Typography except for this one. Music from here. (Their video compression went a little crazy, so please ignore the fullscreen.)

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    RANDOM BOOK COVERS

    July 31, 2013

    GRAPHIQUE DE LA RUE

    August 31, 2015

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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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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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John's Pizzeria in Elmhurst, Queens. #vernaculart John's Pizzeria in Elmhurst, Queens.

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