Love Letters, Typography
A little bit of a potpourri this week—some handpainted interior signs at an apartment building called (wait for it) The Texan, a fancy pharmacy in Switzerland, and a decidedly DIY set of letters.
Don’t forget to send in your favourite apartment building signs for an upcoming Love Letters post—loveletters@veekee.ca is the ticket.
The Texan - some decidedly medieval handpainted lettering in The Texan apartment building. Even the laundry room has a title painted in this style. Wow. [Thanks, Mary!]
Apotheke - The fanciest pharmacy you’ll ever visit. In Switzerland, that is. [Thanks, Jim!]
Barber - Oh yes, Virginia. Housepainting brushes make type too. [via Jeanie via Uono]
[ posted at 11:43am, Wednesday, April 21st by Vikki ]
Letterpress
Thank-you to the Guardian for posting this little slideshow gem on the art of letterpress as part of the Disappearing Acts series. It features Hand & Eye press in London, and I’ve never seen it explained better. [via LETPRESS].
[ posted at 12:06pm, Wednesday, April 14th by Vikki ]
Love Letters, Typography
Next week’s theme is an ode to those last bastions of gussying up a plain old building: apartment building signs. Painted on glass, mounted on the outside, hanging above the entryway…you know you’ve got a favourite you always pass by! Send your pics and scans to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
And this week:
Fresh Coffee - on the side of a lemon yellow, side-of-the-road ice cream shack.
Now Hiring - Somewhere out there is a business you really should work for, and it has a sign on the ground outside its front door that looks like this. [Thanks to Sarah of Famous Last Words!]
Borax - Viva Borax! May more companies retain their old packaging designs well into this century.
[ posted at 11:51am, Wednesday, April 14th by Vikki ]
Eye Candy, Illustration, Pattern
I first came across Brie Harrison’s work in Mike Perry’s most excellent Over & Over book of patterns. Every time I see her work, I sigh a little sigh. I think you understand, no?
[ posted at 9:00am, Friday, April 9th by Vikki ]