Archive for category: Type I Saw Today

Type samples from the real world

Chromostereoptic Cooper Black    (2006.07.03)

Quotation-mark abuse    (2006.07.01)

Schism in Spiritualism    (2006.06.28)

Not Cooper’s or Danny’s    (2006.06.25)

The words BARBER SHOP resemble Zipper, by the way.

Cooper’s Barber Shop    (2006.06.17)

Oversharpening the photo gives the illusion that the ill-cut Cooper Black is raised out of the sign bed more than it is.

While this visual effect falsifies reality, I prefer it nonetheless.

Max Adrian O’Callaghan    (2006.06.16)

Uncial, Frutiger (apparently), and tacked-on Helvetica all in one sign.

If you’re going to go uncial, why not go uncial all the way?

The very unluckiest city bus    (2006.06.06)

(Q.v.)

Many fonts, similar flavours    (2006.04.19)

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

I’m sorry, but I like it.

Ethical usage of drop shadow    (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.

“Oh.”

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