‘Charting the intersection of Rural America and Contemporary Graphic Design’
The film about the Hamilton Woodtype Museum is making the rounds.
Official site here. Pictured: promo prints for the documentary.
Found via “JE NE SUIS QU’UNE PAUVRE PLUME…”
Here’s a detailed history over at Hoefler & Frere-Jones on slab serif typefaces; showcasing their new Clarendon-based Sentinel fonts.
ADAC 38th season promotional material
It’s not often one gets to meet one of their heroes.
When I was in high school, a bunch of kids thought it would be funny to sign me up for every magazine subscription they could find – by sending in a large pile of subscription cards. My parents were not amused; but it was Rolling Stone that I kept. I fell in love with the hand-inked masthead – and decided that that was what I wanted to do.
Hand-ink mastheads.
Not a big field. And who knew people actually did this? I wanted to do it, and early attempts (for my high school paper) netted not so wonderful results. Who knew that someday I’d actually be drawing fonts as a consequence.
Rolling Stone masthead by Jim Parkinson
Around five years ago, I finally met the guy behind the logotype – lettering artist Jim Parkinson. And the conversations have been great – as long as I don’t actually call him hero, he’s cool. And (who knew?) we both like fresh anchovies. Which I’ve found can gross out anyone who is eating near us.
using jim’s fonts
I used Jim Parkinson’s Sutro fonts on promotional materials for the 38th season of the Sacramento Art Directors and Artists Club. I was the newly appointed president, so I was determined to use fonts from the best of the best and (of course) Jim was on my list. [Read more →]
‘I must have it large, pretentious, in keeping with the environment, with the Heights, with the great ocean itself . . . ‘ -Adolph Sutro (1830-98), engineer, philanthropist, mayor of San Francisco
The ruins of San Francisco’s Sutro Baths (1896-1966) are fun to wander thru. Here’s some photosets on Flickr.
Sutro’s Cliff House was located just next door.
The Sutro Baths’ last stand: the fire in 1966 (film only, no audio)
A 1991 proposal for reopening the baths using solar/wind power
Program, 1897
‘Futurism was an international art movement founded in Italy in 1909. It was (and is) a refreshing contrast to the weepy sentimentalism of Romanticism. The Futurists loved speed, noise, machines, pollution, and cities; they embraced the exciting new world that was then upon them rather than hypocritically enjoying the modern world’s comforts while loudly denouncing the forces that made them possible. Fearing and attacking technology has become almost second nature to many people today; the Futurist manifestos show us an alternative philosophy. Too bad they were all Fascists.’ -Kim Scarborough’s Guide to Futurism
Parole in Libertà book cover (1932), found via laura@popdesign
This year is the 100th anniversary of F. T. Marinetti’s Manifesto of Futurism (1909) – and San Francisco has celebrations planned October 14th thru 18th. [Read more →]
‘It was neither the first structure nor the last to carry the name of Cliff House, but it was certainly the most grand. Sadly, its existence was short-lived. It was constructed in 1896 and, like so many wooden structures of that era, burned completely to the ground in September of 1907.’
Images of Adolph Sutro’s Cliff House (1896-1907) – Victorian style on the coast in San Francisco – via the Cliff House Project website. Click on photos for jump/larger versions.
Cat by Bun Buku
Sitepoint’s Jennifer Farley takes a look at some coffee art.
Painting with coffee as the medium by Andrew Saur and Angel Sarkela-Saur
+ a green matcha latte by mountainhiker
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