UpsideUp » signage http://leapdesign.com/upsideup Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:57:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 fun with logos http://leapdesign.com/upsideup/2010/02/09/fun-with-logos/ http://leapdesign.com/upsideup/2010/02/09/fun-with-logos/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:11:41 +0000 Laurie http://leapdesign.com/upsideup/?p=399 I was browsing the groovy tshirts at Desteenation this morning and I found this one from Fuel Coffee in Seattle:

And check it out — we’ve got our own pride and joy Fuel here in Charlotte: Fuel Pizza.

Vintage design is fun, eh?

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Helvetica Subway

Helvetica Subway

New, limited edition book, about Helvetica’s infiltration of the New York City subway system. Written by Paul Shaw. Including hundreds of photos, along with reproductions of pages from various MTA and NYCTA signage manuals. Oh, I’m sorry — was that me drooling? Goodness, how embarrassing.

I lived in New York for 6 years, and I return every year at least twice, and to count the number of photos I have taken down in the subway would be impossible. I am obsessed with its haphazard permanence, its raw, often accidental beauty, and its consistent inconsistency.

I can’t wait to hold this book in my hand.

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