LDN—TYPE
A visual record of typography in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Scotland, Spain, and Istanbul. A six-year long exercise in paying attention.
How the West Has Won and Lost — Sarah Staton
From Flying Leaps.
GPS 51.50213, -0.09482
Apotheek
Vintage sign at Apotheek Sint Anna.
GPS 51.2122969,3.2332152
Tehuis Sint Jan
GPS 51.2024686,3.2217476
Brugge Manhole Cover
GPS 51.202635, 3.223211
De Halve Maan Brouwery
Bottle at Huisbrouwerij De Halve Maan, Brugge.
GPS 51.2024506,3.2219893
Desde 1927 Protos
Aging cask at Brew By Numbers tasting room.
GPS 51.4975778,-0.0745953
The Cheese Truck
Very yummy toasties at Maltby Street Market.
GPS 51.4996796,-0.0766364
Player's Please Flag
Found at the very excellent MC & Sons Public House.
GPS 51.503757,-0.1020197
Le Présent Parfait de Beaumarchais
GPS 48.8590413,2.3676744
M.R
Fixture at Editions M.R.
GPS 48.8612443, 2.367117
Baked Bastards
A must-visit boulangerie. The French Bastards.
EartH Hackney Street Art
Temporary mural outside the Citizen M in Shoreditch for Earth Hackney. Has since been covered over.
GPS 51.5241135,-0.0807788
Geest Industries Ltd.
Found at Levison’s Vintage.
GPS 51.523517,-0.0713735
Robert Morton & Co. Ltd. Engineers & Coppersmiths, Burton-on-Trent
At the Guinness Storehouse.
GPS GPS 53.3418772,-6.288898
232° C. The Temperature of Guinness.
Neon signage at the temple to stout in Dublin.
GPS 53.3418772,-6.288898
Kilmainham Gaol Meal Card
A meal card in the exhibit at Kilmainham Gaol. A must visit in Dublin.
GPS 53.3418701,-6.3098048
The Stag’s Head Mosaic
Sign for The Stag’s Head. Near the alley entrance next to Mercantile Hotel Tavern.
GPS 53.3442311,-6.2638128
King Koby Mediocrity Is Interior Signage
In-shop signage at King Koby Chop Shop.
GPS 53.9603615,-1.0817285
Glory Days Koby Chop Shop Interior Signage
In-shop signage at King Koby Chop Shop.
GPS 53.9603615,-1.0817285
F.R. Stubbs Ironmonger Painted Signage
Vintage advertisement in York, UK.
GPS 53.957504, -1.077766
Cuckoo Brewery Exterior Signage
Cuckoo Brewery at Spark York, York, UK.
GPS 53.9567813,-1.0777549
Stone at York Minster Cathedral
At York Minster.
GPS 53.9623292,-1.0841092
York Minster Central Tower Warning Sign
No smoking in York Minster.
GPS 53.9623292,-1.0841092
The Scout — Vintage Book Spine
Found at The Parisi Hotel, York, UK
GPS 53.9566175,-1.0760182
The Scout — Vintage Book Cover
Found at The Parisi Hotel, York, UK.
GPS 53.9566175,-1.0760182
Shelf of Vintage Books at The Parisi Hotel
Found at The Parisi Hotel, York, UK
GPS 53.9566175,-1.0760182
Title Page of Marks and Monograms on European and Oriental Pottery and Porcelain
Keeping my eye out for my own copy of this book.
Found at The Parisi Hotel, York, UK
GPS 53.9566175,-1.0760182
Dim Cwn (Sorry No Dogs)
At The Sloop Inn.
GPS 51.9480044,-5.1805382
Relax the Universe is Expanding
GPS 52.3779835,4.8858105
A F Koster Papieren in Soorten
GPS 52.3781521,4.8923072
Jaques & Co. Ghost Sign
GPS 52.37713, 4.89174
Runway at LHR
At London Heathrow Airport.
GPS 51.4688197,-0.4729262
What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor?
Shave his belly with a rusty razor! Signage in the hallway at the most excellent Old Ship Hackney. Go for the gin, stay for the burgers.
GPS 51.5458409,-0.0551938
Slogans in Nice Typefaces Won‘t Save the Human Races
Poster by Oddly Head.
GPS 51.50532, -0.09242
Wayne Hog Supplement, Allied Mills, Chicago, ILL.
Old hog feed bag at Parker John’s BBQ & Pizza.
GPS 44.2005938,-88.453029
Acme For Pigs For Hogs
Old hog feed bag at Parker John’s BBQ & Pizza.
GPS 44.2005938,-88.453029
Green Bay Park Recreation Department Bay Beach Park Ticket
Ticket hasn’t change since my childhood, nor has the price of the rides. At Bay Beach, Green Bay.
GPS 44.53203, -87.98181
Sea Dragon at Bay Beach
Bay Beach has been a Green Bay institution since 1892. Ever since they’ve been buying vintage amusement park rides, rehabbing them, and caring for them with tender love and care.
GPS 44.5314485,-87.9817602
Falling Star
At Bay Beach Amusement Park.
GPS 44.53203, -87.98181
Tilt-A-Whirl
Makes me hurl. At Bay Beach Amusement Park.
GPS 44.53203, -87.98181
Mathilda's Orange Banana
Calligraphy by Mathilda Lundin.
GPS 51.50578, -0.0989
Bygning G København
GPS 55.67743, 12.59724
Noma Copenhagen’s Old Sign
Sunny spring day in Copenhagen. We smushed our noses to the window of the then-closed best restaurant in the world and our taste buds dreamt erotic dreams.
GPS 55.6777944,12.5961155
Airbnb Art
When your Airbnb host is a designer.
When your Airbnb host is a designer.
When your Airbnb host is a designer.
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