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Butter typography 7

Posted on March 31st, 2011 by steve

‘Over in Missouri USA, yellow margarine remains illegal to this day’

A look at butter over margarine – animated by Kris Cook at Outside Line for the UK Friends of Butter folk.

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Butter typography 6

Posted on March 30th, 2011 by steve

Set in my own Escoffier Capitaux font. Get it here.

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Butter typography 5

Posted on March 30th, 2011 by steve

Today, I’m wearing Butter. Photo by Holly Hadley.

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Butter typography 4

Posted on March 30th, 2011 by steve

At last year’s TypeCon, I picked up a nice, red Butter Label shirt. One of a series of fun products designed by Luke Dorny of award-winning Ligature Loop & Stem fame.

Pictured, development of his Butter Label logotype, which was first cast in rubber for a limited edition Moleskine offering.

More images here.

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Butter typography 3

Posted on March 29th, 2011 by steve

Helvetica cookies, Helvetica cookie cutters.

The work of Beverly Hsu.

Found via Pardeep’s Design Blog

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Butter typography 2

Posted on March 29th, 2011 by steve

Gemma O’Brien’s Leitura ‘H’ cake.

Info here.

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Was recently discussing with a culinary instructor that it’d be interesting if some of her students took one of my type classes. Imagine what would happen to plated up food with type knowledge floating thru young cooks’ brains.

Then I saw Zeughaus’ butter letters, above.

Original type by Typejockeys, butter cut by Nadine Ruhm. Info here.

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