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There’s been an unintentional pattern of posts about vintage typography here lately, but I just keep making some great finds (nor is it a bad thing!). Here’s a peek at some type catalogs that I rescued from the trash at my old university a few years ago. I had been holding on to them until I have a scanner, so stay tuned for some scans of the type samples.
Forgotten Subway Tunnels
Photo by Logan Hicks
Amazing subterranean discovery by artist Logan Hicks — an abandoned and relatively unknown train tunnel somewhere under New York City. There’s many documented tunnels throughout New York City, but the large size of this one (5 tracks and 4 platforms) and the fact that it’s relatively unknown (there’s almost no graffiti anywhere) make this a great find.
—Logan Hicks
Gabriel Martinez/Kimera Type Foundry
Brooklyn Check Typography
Lately, I’ve been appreciating the craft of handmade letterforms (or even the mechanical reproduction of it). I found a stash of these 19th century checks that are filled with engraved type and illustration from corner to corner. It’s rare to find something today as carefully considered as these checks. I bought 3 of them and scanned the most interesting parts for your typographic enjoyment! Click the images for a larger view.
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Space Buster
I was riding my bike through Brooklyn last weekend, and saw this huge bubble wedged under the BQE with rows of seats and a projection screen inside. I searched a bit online and found out that it was the Space Buster acting as a venue for a community workshop. The mobile event space, designed by Berlin architecture collective Raumlabor, is making its way around New York City.
Subway Map Throwdown: May 8
My friend Katie posted about this upcoming event happening in Brooklyn this Friday. Subway Map Throwdown with Ed Jabbours, a brand designer and creator of the KickMap (his redesigned map of the New York City subway), is part of the bi-monthly lecture series Open City Dialogue.
Subway Map Throwdown
Friday, May 8 @ 7:30PM
Pete’s Candy Store
709 Lorimer St.
Brooklyn
I love looking through old things at flea markets. Especially old books. Especially old medical books. The basic form of a book has changed very little in the past hundred years, so it’s interesting to see what is different — illustrations instead of photographs, abandoned vernacular, early printing and binding techniques and how they held up over time. I’m most interested in the the attention to typography, though, and I thought this book had some interesting history inside.
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We Love Typography
I Love Typography brings you We Love Typography — another bookmarking site, but one dedicated to typography and lettering and sortable by tags and color. I like the idea of a focused bookmarking site, especially one for type-related imagery. RSS feeds available now and a Mac OS widget and screensaver coming soon.