Amid growing landscapes of strip malls and vinyl signage, hand-crafted lettering retains an aesthetic to be treasured. Like other disciplines suffering in the digital age, artful sign making is in danger of becoming an occupation of the past. The aim of TypArchive is to document, inspire, revitalize and preserve the art of vernacular typography.
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Chaz Bojorquez- Godfather of Cholo style letters
Chaz Bojorquez- Godfather of Cholo style letters from ACCLAIM Magazine on Vimeo. ACCLAIM magazine was blessed to sit down with the legendary Chaz Bojorquez during his time in Melbourne earlier this...
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House Industries: Interview with Ken Barber
House Industries: Interview with Ken Barber from Gestalten on Vimeo. Always been a huge fan of House Ind., always inspirational… More great stuff from gestalten.tv
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Downtown LA
As the oldest part of Los Angeles, downtown has a tremendous amount of old theaters with beautiful typographic marquee’s. The city is in the process of restoring them as new luxury lofts, bars...
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Inglewood
Shot in February 2012 in Inglewood Los Angeles by RD Granados. The Academy was built by architect S. Charles Lee in 1939 and 1949.
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Compton, Los Angeles
Shot on Slausson, Vernon, Maple and all over east LA in Feburary 2012 by RD Granados.
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Damon Styer
FontCast #12 — Damon Styer from FontShop on Vimeo. More San Francisco Signs: flickr.com/photos/fontshop/sets/72157623812970817 More FontCasts: fontcast.com
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Signs by Dusty
Dusty Signs from Hunter Johnson on Vimeo. Traditional hand-lettering by Dan Madsen. → more from him at dustysigns.com Video made by Hunter Johnson Song: Artie Shaw & Helen Forrest – Deep...
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Putting Back the Face into Typeface
Erik Spiekermann – Putting Back the Face into Typeface from Gestalten on Vimeo. Typographer, graphic designer and businessman Erik Spiekermann has created timeless, influential and, yes,...
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Legacy of Letters
Legacy of Letters from Luca Barcellona on Vimeo. Skills to pay them bills! The Legacy of Letters italian tour, organized by Paul Shaw, NYC.
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Peace – A limited edition screen print
Peace – A limited edition screen print from Seb Lester on Vimeo. There is also a gold and black version available to buy. More details from seblester.co.uk. Production at Bob Eight Pop...
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East LA
Hand painted lettering from the barrios of East Los Angeles. Photographs by RD Granados
