RE: https://mstdn.party/@weandthecolor/117027159869821327
I always enjoy the tricks of the eye in Ben's murals, and he was among the artists profiled in Emily Gosling's feature in BLAG 03: https://bl.ag/whats-inside-issue-03-of-blag-better-letters-magazine/
Ye Olde Sign Shoppe: Seelander and Swanson, Chicago, courtesy of SignCraft.
https://signcraft.com/articles/2024/10/seelander-and-swanson-changed-the-course-of-sign-design/
Just made a ton of progress on this font I've been toying with on and off for over a year now. Just need to finish the numerals and do a few tweaks to the punctuation and it's probably about ready to go out in beta.
The design is inspired by this hand painted sign in our neighborhood here in Amsterdam (second image).
Shouldn't be long now...
#font #fontdesign #type #typography #typedesign #graphicdesign #letters
New at Brutal Types: Boer is an expanded sans serif typeface, inspired by the hand-painted lettering on the façade of the former Fa. C. J. Boer building at Vest 52–56 in Gouda, the Netherlands. https://www.brutaltypes.com/fonts/boer
New at my Patreon... I do like a good 'ghost sign', so my eye was caught yesterday by this faded sign for a billiard table business as I strolled through inner-city Fitzroy. But what was its back story?
https://www.patreon.com/timrichards/posts/dateline-ghost-165310343
RE: https://typo.social/@typographica/117015214264079019
I fully concur with this important message 😊
Have a nice weekend folks.
A Look Inside Issue 09 of BLAG (Better Letters Magazine)
This is the last workshop from John King for 2026 and his classes come highly recommended for anyone that's just starting out with sign painting.
https://johnkingletterart.com/products/introduction-to-sign-painting-workshop-sept-26th-27th-2026
If you're not in Los Angeles and interested in sign painting workshops, I run through some people and places offering these (including online) at https://bl.ag/learn.
My regular Worldwide Events Roundup emails offer a more dynamic listings service. You can sign up for those at https://bl.ag/join.
#SignPainting #Signwriting #Lettering #Workshops #LosAngeles
What’s Inside Issue 09 of BLAG (Better Letters Magazine)?
Between the covers of the worldwide adventures in sign painting from Issue 09 of BLAG.https://bl.ag/whats-inside-issue-09-of-blag-better-letters-magazine/
Anyone want to be my 1000th follower on here?
Just hit the like button and subscribe etc etc.
In seriousness, thank you to all the 999 originals and everyone else that makes this place so much better than all the other places, and to @admin for building this home for us.
Inspired by @jectives recent review of BLAG 08, I've narrated a short flick through of the latest issue (09) over here on my Peertube:
Forgot to share last week’s bl.ag online post, ‘Paid in Full: The Grocery Signs Behind Peter Paid’s Lyrical Lettering’ with work inspired by his background in sign painting, graffiti, and Hip Hop culture:
https://bl.ag/paid-in-full-the-grocery-signs-behind-peter-paids-lyrical-lettering/
#SignPainting #Art #Lettering #Signs #HipHop #Graffiti #1990s
RE: https://fosstodon.org/@libreoffice/117003014083228258
Another reason I'm happy to have been making the migration over the last 6–9 months.
Moving away from these default/mainstream services and platforms takes time and a shift in mindset, but ultimately I only regret not doing it sooner.
Tomorrow, email newsletter subscribers will get a look inside the latest issue of BLAG.
Content warning: there's lots of chrome and orange, as can be seen now on the home page: https://bl.ag.
To get my free emails, and/or to sign up for the print magazine itself, visit https://bl.ag/join.
https://yazibursa.com is finally live!
We're documenting the vernacular typographic heritage of Bursa, Türkiye, with over 300 hand-lettered pieces, 40+ artists, and 70+ neighbourhoods so far.
#vernaculartypography #signpainting #lettering #bursa #BursaType
Today we started to pay for #MakerTube, since #Vimeo is on its path towards #Enshittifaction
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You can see our latest lectures here https://makertube.net/@lttrspc or follow our account @lttrspc@makertube.net
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BTW: did you know, that there is a mirror of #LastWeekTonight on #PeerTube?
https://tube.fede.re/@lastweektonight_channel
Are there any hacks to make a c.2013 Kindle device usable again?
The device is currently disconnected from any Amazon accounts and, as it is now unsupported by Amazon, can't be connected to an account.
However, it is otherwise in perfect working order, can connect to WiFi, and has a rudimentary web browser, although attempts to reach websites trigger a message saying that this is "unable to establish a secure connection".
Are there any options?
beautiful flowers and fish and some old-school sign lettering at Tsugawa's in Woodland
RE: https://mastodon.social/@publicdomainrev/116980449783360075
I like how the uppercase 'slots in' to the lowercase like inverted Lego bricks. Not sure I've seen that before.