‘Another inspiration was the film MAX (2002), written and directed by one of Emigre magazine’s founders, Menno Meyjes . . . I decided Jeanne would be a fictional typeface that was released in 1918, the timeframe from the movie.’
Ascender is running a little sale on some of my fonts. 25% off until March 5, 2011. Offer only available thru Ascender’s website. For details, go here.
(and watch the trailer for MAX here)
Gin martini at Joe’s of Westlake, image found via zemistor on Flickr
Not to be confused with my fonts of the same name, this is the real thing. Including the iconic Joe’s of Westlake cocktail napkin.
Once upon a time in Northern California, there were a bunch of restaurants that went under the moniker of Joe’s . . .
Not Mel’s, but Joe’s.
The food: Italian, the atmosphere dark, the portions large. The waiters in suits and ties.
eat at joe’s
I used to eat at them with my father. They weren’t all owned by the same people, just adapted the Joe’s name and served variations of Italian food. Old school California Italian food. Joe’s history is legendary and Joe’s Special is still a staple on menus throughout the region: [Read more →]
Typography on the web is about to change dramatically. Several entities are involved. I have a bunch of my fonts about to launch with Typekit.
And here’s a really good rundown by Elliot Jay Stocks, posted on the i love typography 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 →]
Snapped these while in Reno a few weeks back. Love 1950s vernacular typography, I’ve built an entire font family around this.
Drove the guy at the motel front desk crazy with my flash.
A really nice drug dealer tried to sell me his wares.
I’m not being sarcastic, he was really, really nice.
Took me a long moment before I realized what he was up to.
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