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   (2006.04.19)

ITC American Typewriter and some kind of Tekton variant or whatever. Plus pale blue.

Side of glossy black trailer reads PAWLEY built in blue type, with ‘Contractor / Carpenter’ and phone numbers

I’m sorry, but I like it.

   (2006.04.17)

Only in Canada would sites this lousy be up for awards

   (2006.04.17)

Straight guys know more about gay sex than these two know about HTML.

   (2006.04.16)

“Why are you taking a picture of my truck?” asked the labourer with the tattoo visible on the left side of his neck.

“Because you’ve got really nice type on your truck,” I said, exaggerating just a bit.

Modern cube van with ærodynamic edges is labelled A. BUCKNER CONTRACTING The Improvement People in drop-shadow and cursive fonts

“Oh.”

(The face here isn’t quite Futura, either.)

   (2006.04.15)

In which your author posts a personal ad under the username FailedRedesigns. Tell me, do you think the site will have valid HTML?

   (2006.04.14)
Brass Helvetica characters on bottom edge of wall read G,2,3,16-27
   (2006.04.14)

B-links, just as it says

   (2006.04.13)

Or innards of ticket dispenser for parking.

Metal door is swung open from control panel and faceplate, with yellow warning label on the side showing a man hitting his head against that door

Watch your head, though.

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