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Helvetica in situ

   (2006.02.03)
Blue moving van is labeled northAmerican DOLBEC TRANSPORT in Helvetica (with lower-case t with no stem on the left)
   (2006.02.02)
Billboard, mounted on decaying concrete post behind denuded tree, shows Wile E. Coyote chasing the Roadrunner and F IS FOR FRIENDSHIP in Helvetica Rounded
   (2006.02.01)
Grey-brick building behind parking-ticket dispenser is labeled 983 in giant yellow Helvetica
   (2006.01.31)

Since this is the postal plant we’re talking about here, its number is commonly misread as 666.

Brick building is labeled 969 in giant Helvetica, with a sign reading Canada Post Delivers the Holidays! showing Santa’s trousers full of gifts
   (2005.11.07)

Looks like the type on one of those notice boards with the black grooves and the white letters you stick on, doesn’t it?

Letters on brick A-frame building read KEW GARDENS TENNIS CLUB 777 KE  B ACH AVE
   (2005.09.14)

Man, that’s bright.

Red plastic cube, backlit by the sun, shows THE NORTH FACE logotype in Helvetica
   (2005.08.27)

Would this not have been better in Akzidenz?

Windows and yellow wall tiles lead down to two angled walls in red tile labeled 261 in Helvetica

(What wouldn’t be?)

   (2005.07.28)

I think homebrew fontmods like this – like this, not just any of them – are the greatest thing since sliced bread. I guess the criterion is: The more it looks like a hand-painted sign in a South American peasant village, the more I like it.

Orange cap on white pickup truck has the word ‘jermark’ in hand-drawn Bauhaus font and a phone number in black Helvetica outlined in yellow

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