Designer Steven Shearer’s update of the iconic British Keep Calm and Carry On poster – typeset in one of my fonts, Jeanne Moderno. Available now on some nifty Cafe Press items.
Sort of reminds me of the revisionary 1930s British history portrayed in this version of Shakespeare’s Richard III (1995).
Released just a few days ago: Jackson Cavanaugh’s Alright Sans
Alright Sans is a really nice contemporary update of early 20th century grotesk types. With roots related to the wonderful ATF gothics (which exist today in the form of the Knockout group and Benton Sans), but with a humanist twist. Sixteen styles designed by Jackson Cavanaugh, it can be found at MyFonts here. And it’s on sale right now: 20% off.
Follow Jackson on Twitter here. Visit his foundry, Okay Type & Design here.
Found via Twitter.com/Typegirl
All about FF Dagny: Evolution of a newspaper type font, interview and post at GarciaMedia.
FF Dagny is now available thru FontShop.
I’ll be giving a talk Wednesday as part of The DESIGNSPEAK Series at The Art Institute of California-Sacramento:
Changing the World:
The Russian Avant Garde, NEP and Soviet Graphic Design
An overview of the history, politics and graphic design of the Soviet Union and how it changed everything.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at noon
at The Art Institute of California-Sacramento, 2850 Gateway Oaks Drive, Room 241, Sacramento, CA 95833 [map]
Free admission
and limited ‘first come, first served’ pizza, cut into geometric triangle forms.
Calligraphy by Marsha Brady, found via the MyFonts Blog
Kalligraphia 12,
an exhibition of hand-lettered art and calligraphy
Runs thru August 23, 2009
A Trip to the Fair, 1939:
The Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco
Runs thru August 23, 2009
Both are the main branch of the San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin Street (at Grove), sixth floor, San Francisco, CA 94102 [map]
Details here.
John Downer doing his thing, via The FontFeed
An Exhibition of Hand Lettered Posters by John Downer
Opening Reception Thursday, August 13, 2009 from 8 to 11 p.m.
At RESERVE, 420 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036
(directly across from Canter’s Delicatessen) [map]
Details here.
F.W.G. portrait by Clarence P. Hornung
from Leslie Cabarga’s Logo, Font & Lettering Bible
Frederic W. Goudy (1865–1947) was considered one of the most prolific type designers of the early 20th Century. Not to be confused with Antonio Gaudi, F.W.G. is mostly known for Copperplate and Goudy Oldstyle that show up on most font menus. But that’s just the beginning.
Goudy’s ‘quick sketch’ drawings for Kennerley Italic
from D.J.R. Bruckner’s Frederic Goudy
Goudy was self taught. And his font career really didn’t take off until he was in his 40s. Legend goes, Goudy could draw a font in about a week. [Read more →]
TONS of vintage printing stuff and ephemera.
Want to volunteer or sponsor? Give them a hollar.
There’s also a some vendor highlights posted on their blog.
Lyon’s Coffee Shop, San Bruno, CA 1962. Found via Googie Art.
I grew up around Googie Architecture. It was just there. Space age-looking buildings, funky decor and rocks in the walls. Lots of rocks. Flintstones-like, but where the Jetson’s were running the quarry.
The 24 hour Lyon’s in San Bruno (see above) was the high school hangout. Long weird nights. In college, those weird nights spread to the other Lyon’s in San Mateo, San Carlos and Daly City. Denny’s was the alternative.
The style’s roots can be traced back to Frank Lloyd Wright and Tallesin West. Architect John Lautner designed the first Googie structure in 1949 and it was panned by critics. The firm of Armet and Davis designed most of the rest. [Read more →]
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