Published on November 2, 2008
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Letter forms from the typeface Cassius by Mathieu Réguer
I really should have gone to Paris this weekend. I didn’t have anything terribly exciting to do here in London, two of my elder sisters were there for the weekend. I don’t know why I didn’t realize all of this before Sunday evening. Had I been there, I’m sure I would have tried to drag them to Ladurée, try to talk them into taking a boat ride on the Seine, or maybe I could finally make it to the top of the Eiffel Tower. I blame them, in part, for not getting me their itinerary sooner, let this be a lesson to all you Hunts!
However, had I been in Paris this weekend, I can tell you that I would most likely have been taking pictures of lettering more than of architecture. On my previous two trips to the center of the cultural universe, I was struck by the occurrence of what seemed to me to be a very French treatment of the majuscule R.
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Published on October 21, 2008
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Cover from Portfolio of Ornamental Penmanship by A.N. Palmer Co.
Yesterday’s blog post from The Ministry of Type focuses on a singular specimen of lettering ephemera from the last century: a digitized version of W.E. Dennis’ Studies in Pen Art is truly a gem, but once you get hooked on this stuff you will want more and more (at least that is what happens to me). These materials are wonderful ephemera and excellent fodder for inspiration for those who love letters. The publication linked to by the Ministry is just one of several publications from the same period during the last century when business schools taught penmanship as a main staple of their curriculums.
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Published on March 20, 2008
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Sassy, originally uploaded by pauldhunt.
After three trips to Las Vegas in the last six months, I finally got to make it to the Neon Museum’s Boneyard. I had tried to go twice previously but the key to getting in is to book a tour as far in advance as possible. The tour was an amazing experience. The organization behind it has the goal of preserving as much of the old Vegas signage as possible and making it accessible to the public. I believe these are very worthy goals, so I was glad to make the requested donation to go on the tour.
Continue reading ‘Up in Lights’
Published on November 29, 2007
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