TypeCon2011 Recap #3

Yesterday was so jam-packed with presentations—ranging from hand engraving to web fonts to the science of legibility vs. readability—that I struggled to process all the information and take notes. Today's post will be a bit short as I actually think my brain is starting to leak from my ears. But don't fret, there will be a double-dose of sketchnotes in tomorrow's wrapup.

Although I didn't take many notes, I did manage to go out for lunch a shoot some signage. Yvette Rutledge's morning lecture about her local company Mystic Blue Signs (similar to images featured in the UPPERCASE Issue #8 profile of The Sign Painter Movie) is what inspired me to do so. I couldn't wait to hit the streets and photograph the amazingly vast collection of hand-carved, hand-painted, and gold leafed signs that are EVERYWHERE! Below is just a handful of photos from my outing. Expect even more over the next few days.

Comments

[annie]

i love those hand painted signs, especially the ones that look like calligraphy.
this reminds me of a story i read recently in the bold italic - a local san francisco blog which has a story on a local sign painting company called new bohemia signs.

http://thebolditalic.com/sarahverena/stories/1040-stroke-of-genius

[Janine / UPPERCASE]

Thanks for another great post, Carolyn!

[Carolyn Sewell]

Annie, Thanks for the awesome link...total eye candy!