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iamback · 01-04-2012, 08:50 AM

Or, in its original title: 'Wall history' - it's both!

I thought the typography-minded among us might be entertained by the three (!) samples of typography in this photograph I took in 2009 in Deventer:

(Click the image for more information and an enlarged view)

Any comments (especially typographical ones

) very welcome!

longlivemedia · 05-01-2012, 01:12 AM

Yes, this is quite a good set of typefaces. Not very challenging, but really entertaining. I had encountered one which made use of the biological structures.

LoisWakeman · 05-02-2012, 12:08 AM

Very pleasing - on both composition and typography counts. And an example of recycling too!

I like the face on the street sign best, I think.

01-04-2012, 08:50 AM	#1
iamback Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 4,894	Wall typography Or, in its original title: 'Wall history' - it's both! I thought the typography-minded among us might be entertained by the three (!) samples of typography in this photograph I took in 2009 in Deventer: (Click the image for more information and an enlarged view) Any comments (especially typographical ones ) very welcome! __________________ Marjolein Katsma Look through my eyes on Cultural Surfaces (soon!), My ArtFlakes shop and Flickr. Occasionally I am also connecting online dots... and sometimes you can follow me on Marjolein's Travel Blog

05-02-2012, 12:08 AM	#3
LoisWakeman Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Uplyme, Devon, England Posts: 1,294	Very pleasing - on both composition and typography counts. And an example of recycling too! I like the face on the street sign best, I think. __________________ Lois Wakeman http://lois.co.uk http://communicationarts.co.uk http://i4info.blog.co.uk

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05-01-2012, 01:12 AM	#2
longlivemedia Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Arlington Posts: 6	Yes, this is quite a good set of typefaces. Not very challenging, but really entertaining. I had encountered one which made use of the biological structures.