entries Tagged as [typography]
Gift to White House: Ben Eine’s graffiti typography
Ben Eine: Twenty First Century City, spray paint and black gloss on canvas
‘Ben Eine (real name Ben Flynn) is a street artist in London who has recently gained a whole lot of recognition in the states. British Prime Minister David Cameron presented his work to President Barack Obama for his first official visit to the U.S.’ –Global Grind
Article here. Check out Eine’s official site here.
Found via Chank Diesel
Letterman
‘Stronger than silent e, able to leap capital T in a single bound’
Before David Letterman had a show, I used to watch Letterman.
Joan Rivers narrated the Letterman spots with Gene Wilder as the voice of the hero.
These shorts were from the original Electric Company (1972-77), which was the coolest childrens show ever. Even had Morgan Freeman, Rita Moreno, Mel Brooks and Spider-man.
And
In an odd jump back to my childhood, Libby the Kid and The Electric Company ended up influencing some of the design stuff I’ve done for Normandie.
abcdefg . . . vw
One more.
And this week was brought to you (mostly) by the letter C
The classic Sesame Street Typewriter Guy. From 1978.
Chandler on Chandler
A few months back, Claudia Chandler Brocato of the Chandler Family Association contacted me about Chandler 42 – my 1994 contribution to the ‘messy typewriter’ font genre.
And they ended up giving me a really nice write up in their quarterly newsletter. Just click the above image to read/download a one page PDF.
Kurt Schwitters’ Primiti Too Taa
‘an excerpt from the poem Ursonate (Sonata in primitive sounds) by Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948)’
Created by Ed Ackerman and Colin Morton, 1986.
Found via Typophile
MGM’s Leo the Lion
Leo the Lion in the restored MGM logo, 2008-present
Below, a visual history of MGM’s Leo the Lion.
Around the lion’s head: ARS GRATIA ARTIS is a Latin translation of ‘art for art’s sake.’
Slats, the original ‘Leo the Lion’ at Goldwyn Pictures, 1916-24
Slats, in the first official MGM logo, 1924-28
Jackie, the second lion, 1928-56
Tanner, 1934-56
George the Lion, 1956-57
Leo the Lion, 1957-83
Modernist logo used only in two films, Grand Prix (1966) and 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Leo the Lion in the MGM/UA Entertainment Co. logo, 1982-87
Leo the Lion, 1987-2008
Tom, 1963-67
Found via Big Fun
Cooper Black Keys
‘Do it for Frank’ -set in Cooper Black
The Black Keys’ Tighten Up, from the album Brothers.
Found via David Rosales
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